Philothamnus girardi

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 girardi

Name

Philothamnus girardi Bocage, 1893

Type locality: “Anno Bom Island, Guinea” = Annobon = Pagalu (Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea).

Synonyms

• Philothamnus girardi Bocage, 1893
• Philothamnus girardi — Boulenger, 1894: 102
• Philothamnus girardi — Günther, 1895: 528
• Philothamnus girardi — Trape & Roux-Estève, 1995: 39

References

• Bocage, J.V.B. de 1893: Mammiferes, Aves e Reptis de Ilha de Anno-Bom. J. Sci. Lisboa (2) III: 45–46.
• Günther, A. 1895: Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the eastern half of tropical Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 15: 523–529.
• Trape, J.F. & R. Roux-Estève 1995: Les serpents du Congo: liste commentée et clé de détermination. J. Afr. Zool. 109 (1): 31–50.
• Philothamnus girardi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Girard's Green Snake