Philothamnus Smith 1847

Philothamnus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.^[1]

Species

The following 24 species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Philothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882
• Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge, 1951
• Philothamnus belli (Günther, 1866)
• Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt, 1923)
• Philothamnus brunneus Trape, Hughes, & Mediannikov, 2021
• Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901)
• Philothamnus dorsalis (Bocage, 1866)
• Philothamnus girardi Bocage, 1893
• Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857)
• Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863)
• Philothamnus hoplogaster (Günther, 1863)
• Philothamnus hughesi J.-F. Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990
• Philothamnus irregularis (Leach, 1819)
• Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger, 1895)
• Philothamnus mayombensis Trape, Collet, Hughes, & Mediannikov, 2021
• Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith, 1848)
• Philothamnus nitidus (Günther, 1863)
• Philothamnus occidentalis (Broadley, 1966)
• Philothamnus ornatus Bocage, 1872
• Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud, 1916)
• Philothamnus punctatus W. Peters, 1867
• Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge, 1951
• Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith, 1840)
• Philothamnus thomensis Bocage, 1882

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philothamnus.

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