Philothamnus battersbyi

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 battersbyi

Name

Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge, 1951

Type locality: Sipi forest, Mount Elgon, Uganda.

Synonyms

• Philothamnus irregularis battersbyi Loveridge, 1951: 51
• Chlorophis neglectus — Barbour & Loveridge, 1928
• Philothamnus irregularis battersbyi — Loveridge, 1955
• Philothamnus battersbyi — Rasmussen, 1981: 176
• Philothamnus battersbyi — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 30

References

• Loveridge, A. 1951: Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 106: 51.
• Loveridge, A. 1956: On snakes collected in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by J.S. Owen, Esq. Sudan Notes Rec. 36: 37–56 [1955].
• Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991: A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1 : 1—70.
• Philothamnus battersbyi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Battersby's Green Snake