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

Name

Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1840)

Synonyms

  • Dendrophis (Philothamnus) natalensis Smith, 1840
  • Ahaetulla irregularis var. natalensisGünther, 1858: 152
  • Ahaetulla natalensisGünther, 1863: 285
  • Dendrophis subcarinatus Jan, 1869 (fide Boulenger, 1894 and Wallach)
  • Chlorophis natalensisBoulenger, 1894: 94
  • Philothamnus natalensisBocage, 1882: 18
  • Chlorophis natalensisGünther, 1895: 528
  • Philothamnus natalensis natalensisBoycott, 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
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