Philothamnus carinatus

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 carinatus

Name

Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901)

Type locality: Mpanja, British Cameroon.

Synonyms

• Chlorophis carinatus Andersson, 1901: 9
• Philothamnus nigrofasciatus Buchholz & Peters, 1875: 199
• Chlorophis carinatus — Schmidt, 1923: 74
• Chlorophis carinatus — Loveridge, 1936
• Philothamnus heterodermus carinatus - Loveridge, 1957: 260
• Philothamnus carinatus — Hughes, 1985
• Philothamnus carinatus — Broadley, 1998
• Philothamnus carinatus — Pauwels et al., 2004

References

• Andersson 1901: Bihang Till. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl., 27 (5): 6.
• Loveridge, A. 1936: African reptiles and amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 22 (1): 1–122 [53].
• Hughes, B. 1985: Progress on a taxonomic revision of African green tree snakes (Philothamnus spp.). In: Schuchmann, K.L. (ed.) Proceedings of the International Symposium on African Vertebrates. ZFMK, Bonn.
• Philothamnus carinatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Thirteen-scaled Green Snake