Philothamnus nitidus

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 nitidus
Subspecies: P. n. loveridgei – P. n. nitidus

Name

Philothamnus nitidus (Günther, 1863)

Type locality: “Cameruns”.

Synonyms

• Ahaetulla nitida Günther, 1863: 286 (part.)
• Ahaetulla lagoensis Günther, 1872: 26 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
• Philothamnus nitidus — Boulenger, 1894: 100
• Philothamnus nitidus — Schmidt, 1923: 78
• Philothamnus nitidus — Rödel & Mahsberg, 2000

References

• Günther, A. 1863: On some species of tree-snakes (Ahaetulla). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 11: 283–287.
• Boulenger, George A. 1894: Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, 382 pp.
• Rödel M.O. & Mahsberg D. 2000. Vorläufige Liste der Schlangen des Tai-Nationalparks / Elfenbeinküste und angrenzender Gebiete. Salamandra 36(1): 25–38. PDF Reference page. 
• Philothamnus nitidus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Green Bush Snake