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
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species: Philothamnus heterodermus
Subspecies: P. h. heterodermus – P. h. ruandae

Name

Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857)

Type locality: Gabon.

Synonyms

  • Chlorophis heterodermus Hallowell, 1857: 54
  • Chlorophis heterodermus — Boulenger, 1894: 97
  • Chlorophis heterodermus — Günther, 1895: 528
  • Chlorophis cyaneus Hecht, 1929
  • Chlorophis heterodermus — Loveridge, 1936
  • Philothamnus heterodermus — Rödel, Kouadio & Mahsberg, 1999

References

  • Hallowell, E. 1857: Notes of a collection of reptiles from the Gaboon country, West Africa, recently presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, by Dr. Herny A. Ford. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 9: 48–72.
  • Loveridge, A. 1951: Synopsis of the African Green Snakes (Philothamnus inc. Chlorophis) with the description of a new form. Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique, 27: 1–12.
  • Rödel, M.O., Kouadio, K. & Mahsberg, D. 1999. Die Schlangenfauna des Comoé-Nationalparks, Elfenbeinküste: Ergänzungen und Ausblick. Salamandra 35(3): 165–180. PDF Reference page. 
  • Philothamnus heterodermus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Variable Green Snake
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