Philothamnus hoplogaster

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Philothamnus hoplogaster (Günther, 1863)

Syntypes (n=3): BMNH 1946.1.6.1, BMNH 1946.1.6.6 and BMNH 1946.1.6.14, collected by T. Ayers.
Type locality: “Port Natal [=Durban]”, South Africa.

Günther, A. 1863. On some species of tree-snakes (Ahaetulla). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3 11: 283–287.
Theobald, W. 1868. Catalogue of Reptiles in the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 37(extra number): vi + 88 + iii pp., 4 pls. BHL Reference page.
Bocage, J.V.B. de 1882. Notice sur les espèces du genre "Philothamnus" qui se trouvent au Muséum de Lisbonne. Jornal de Sciências Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes 9(33): 1–20. BHL

Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus 1: 1—70.

Howell, K., Msuya, C.A. & Ngalason, W. 2021. IUCN: Philothamnus hoplogaster (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T43130491A43130555. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T43130491A43130555.en. Accessed on 21 May 2026.