Philothamnus thomensis

Philothamnus thomensis
São Tomé Green Snake (Philothamnus thomensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Philothamnus
Species: P. thomensis
Binomial name
Philothamnus thomensis
Bocage, 1882
Synonyms
  • Philothamnus thomensis Boulenger, 1894
  • Philothamnus thomensis Günther, 1895

Pthilothamnus thomensis ( São Tomé Green Snake) is an endemic species of snakes of the family Colubridae that lives in the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] The species was described in 1882 by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage during his visit to the archipelago.

References

Further reading

  • 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): p. 11
  • Boulenger, George A. 1894: Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, p. 101
  • Günther, A. 1895: Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the eastern half of tropical Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 15: 528


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