''Philothamnus'' is a
genus 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 genus is
endemic to
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
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[. www.reptile-database.org.]
Species
The following 24
species are recognized as being valid.
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Philothamnus angolensis
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus battersbyi''
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Philothamnus belli
''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''
*'' Philothamnus ...
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Philothamnus bequaerti
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus brunneus
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus carinatus
''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''
*'' Philothamnus ...
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Philothamnus dorsalis
''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''
*'' Philothamnus ...
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Philothamnus girardi''
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Philothamnus heterodermus
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus heterolepidotus
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus hoplogaster
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus hughesi
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus irregularis
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus macrops
''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''
*'' Philothamnu ...
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Philothamnus mayombensis''
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Philothamnus natalensis''
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Philothamnus nitidus''
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Philothamnus occidentalis''
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Philothamnus ornatus''
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Philothamnus pobeguini
''Philothamnus pobeguini'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea ( ...
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Philothamnus punctatus''
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Philothamnus ruandae''
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Philothamnus semivariegatus
''Philothamnus semivariegatus'', commonly known as the spotted bush snake is a species of non- venomous colubrid snake, endemic to Africa.
Geographic range
''P. semivariegatus'' is distributed from South Africa northward to Sudan, Uganda and fro ...
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Philothamnus thomensis''
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Nota bene'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Philothamnus''.
References
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Philothamnus
''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''
*'' Philotham ...
Snake genera