Philothamnus macrops

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 macrops

Name

Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger, 1895)

Type locality: Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.

Synonyms

• Oligolepis macrops Boulenger, 1895: 171
• Chlorophis macrops — Barbour & Loveridge, 1928
• Philothamnus macrops - Loveridge, 1957: 260
• Philothamnus macrops — Rasmussen, 1981: 176
• Philothamnus macrops — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 30

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1895: Descriptions of two new snakes from Usambara, German East Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 16: 171–173.
• Rasmussen, J.B. 1981: The snakes from the rainforest of the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania: a checklist and key. Salamandra, 17 (3/4): 173–188.
• Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991: A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1 : 1—70.
• Philothamnus macrops at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Usambara Green Snake