Philothamnus heterolepidotus

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 heterolepidotus

Name

Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863)

Type locality: Africa.

Synonyms

• Ahaetulla heterolepidota Günther, 1863: 286
• Ahaetulla gracillima — Günther, 1888
• Chlorophis gracillimus — Günther, 1895
• Chlorophis heterolepidotus — Boulenger, 1894: 95
• Chlorophis heterolepidotus — Boulenger, 1897: 278
• Chlorophis gracilis Sternfeld, 1910 (fide Hallermann, 2007)
• Chlorophis heterolepidotus — Schmidt, 1923: 76
• Chlorophis heterolepidotus — Parker, 1932: 219
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus — Loveridge, 1955
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus — Hughes, 1985
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus — Broadley, 1998
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus — Jackson et al., 2007

References

• Günther, A. 1863: On some species of tree-snakes (Ahaetulla). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3) 11: 283–287.
• Loveridge, A. 1956: On snakes collected in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by J.S. Owen, Esq. Sudan Notes Rec., 36: 37–56 [1955].
• Jackson, Kate; Ange-Ghislain Zassi-Boulou, Lis-Bethy Mavoungou, and Serge Pangou 2007: Amphibians and Reptiles of the LacTélé Community Reserve, Likouala Region, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). Herp. Cons. Biol. 2 (2): 75–86.
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Slender Green Snake