Philothamnus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and includes both forest- and savanna-associated species as well as generalists. All Crotaphopeltis are arboreal.
Species The following 24 species are recognised as being valid. Philothamnus angolensis – Angola green snake, western green snake Philothamnus battersbyi – Battersby's green snake Philothamnus belli Philothamnus bequaerti – Bequaert's green snake Philothamnus brunneus Philothamnus carinatus – thirteen-scaled green snake Philothamnus dorsalis – striped green snake, striped wood snake Philothamnus girardi – Girard's green snake, Annobon wood snake Philothamnus heterodermus – emerald green snake, variable green snake Philothamnus heterolepidotus – slender green snake Philothamnus hoplogaster – southeastern green snake, green water snake Philothamnus hughesi – Hughes's green snake Philothamnus irregularis – northern green bush snake, irregular green snake Philothamnus macrops – large-eyed green snake, Usambara green snake Philothamnus mayombensis – Mayombe bush snake Philothamnus natalensis – Natal green snake, eastern Natal green snake Philothamnus nitidus – green bush snake, Cameroons wood snake Philothamnus occidentalis – western Natal green snake, South African green snake Philothamnus ornatus – ornate green snake Philothamnus pobeguini Philothamnus punctatus – spotted green snake Philothamnus ruandae – Ruanda emerald green snake, Rwanda forest green snake Philothamnus semivariegatus – spotted bush snake Philothamnus thomensis – São Tomé wood snake Philothamnus chifunderai
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philothamnus.
References
Further reading Smith A (1847). 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:" Together with a Summary of African Zoology, and an Inquiry into the Geographical Ranges of Species in that Quarter of the Globe. [Volume III. Reptilia. Part 26] London: Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. (Smith, Elder and Co., printers). 78 Plates + unnumbered pages of text. (Philothamnus, new genus, text accompanying Plate 59).