Philothamnus natalensis

Philothamnus natalensis

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

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

Name

Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1840)

• Holotype: not designated, collected by A. Smith in 1831. [location unknown]
• Type locality: “neighbourhood of Port Natal”.

Combinations

• Dendrophis (Philothamnus) natalensis Smith, 1840: pl. 64 [original combination]
• Ahaetulla irregularis var. natalensis — Günther, 1858: 152 [subsequent combination]
• Ahaetulla natalensis — Günther, 1863: 285 [subsequent combination]
• Chlorophis natalensis — Günther, 1895: 528 [subsequent combination]
• Philothamnus natalensis — Bocage], 1882: 18 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Dendrophis subcarinatus Jan, 1863

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. 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; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 3. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 
• 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.

Additional references

• 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.

Links

• Tolley, K.A., Marais, J. & Turner, A.A. 2021. IUCN: Philothamnus natalensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110152273A43130744. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T110152273A43130744.en. Accessed on 25 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Eastern Natal Green Snake