Philothamnus hughesi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species: Philothamnus hughesi

Name

Philothamnus hughesi Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990: 376

• Holotype: MNHN 1989-2543, ♀, collected by D. Schwarz in 22 December 1982.
• Type locality: “Gangalingolo (10 Km au sud-ouest de Brazzaville), Congo”.

References

Primary references

• Trape, J.-T. & Roux-Estève, R. 1990. Note sur une collection de serpents du Congo avec description d'une espèce nouvelle. Journal of African Zoology 104: 375–383. Reference page. 

Links

• Chirio, L., LeBreton, M. & Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. 2021. IUCN: Philothamnus hughesi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T43130567A43130572. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T43130567A43130572.en. Accessed on 04 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Hughes' Green Snake