Philothamnus angolensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species: Philothamnus angolensis

Name

Philothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882

Type locality: Capangombe, Angola.

Synonyms

• Philothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882: 7
• Ahaetulla emini Günther, 1888
• Ahaetulla shirana — Günther, 1888
• Chlorophis emini — Boulenger, 1894: 92
• Chlorophis angolensis — Boulenger, 1894: 95
• Chlorophis emini — Günther, 1895
• Chlorophis shirana — Günther, 1895
• Philothamnus angolensis — Auerbach, 1987: 182
• Philothamnus angolensis — Broadley, 1998
• Philothamnus angolensis — Chirio & Ineich, 2006

References

• Bocage, J.V.B. de 1882: Notice sur les espèces du genre "Philothamnus" qui se trouvent au Muséum de Lisbonne. Jorn. Sc. Lisb. 9 (33): 1–20.
• Auerbach, R.D. 1987: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Botswana. Gaborone Printing Works, Botswana, 295 pp.
• Broadley, D.G. 1998: The reptilian fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). In: Schmidt, K.P. and Noble, G.K., Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo. [reprint of the 1919 and 1923 papers]. SSAR Facsimile reprints in Herpetology, 780 pp.
• Philothamnus angolensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Western Green Snake