''Philothamnus natalensis'', commonly known as the Natal green snake, is a species of
snakes in the family
Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
. The species is found in
South Africa,
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
,
Mozambique and
Zimbabwe.
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Philothamnus occidentalis
''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org.
Species
The following 24 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Philothamnus angolensis''
*'' Philotha ...
'' was previously considered a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
.
References
Colubrids
Snakes of Africa
Reptiles of Eswatini
Reptiles of Mozambique
Reptiles of South Africa
Reptiles of Zimbabwe
Reptiles described in 1848
Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)
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