Philothamnus natalensis

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 natalensis
Subspecies: P. n. natalensis – P. n. occidentalis

Name

Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1840)

Synonyms

• Dendrophis (Philothamnus) natalensis Smith, 1840
• Ahaetulla irregularis var. natalensis — Günther, 1858: 152
• Ahaetulla natalensis — Günther, 1863: 285
• Dendrophis subcarinatus Jan, 1869 (fide Boulenger, 1894 and Wallach)
• Chlorophis natalensis — Boulenger, 1894: 94
• Philothamnus natalensis — Bocage, 1882: 18
• Chlorophis natalensis — Günther, 1895: 528
• Philothamnus natalensis natalensis — Boycott, 1992

References

• Smith, A. 1838: Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836. Vol. 3, Reptilia. 28 p Smith, Elder, & Co., London [This series was published in 28 parts; see Waterhouse 1880: Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1880 :489-491, and Jentink 1893, Notes Leyden Mus. 15:182, for publication dates and contents.].
• 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.
• Boycott, R.C. 1992: An Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Swaziland. The Conservation Trust of Swaziland, 1992; online at https://web.archive.org/web/20120914175238/http://www.sntc.org.sz/checklst/sdreptam.html.
• Philothamnus natalensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Natal Green Snake