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Cameroons Wood Snake
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
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Preferred Names
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Philothamnus nitidus
Species recognized by
wikipedia VI
,
Benin Species List
,
Cameroon Species List
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List
,
Gabon Species List
,
Ghana Species List
,
Kenya Species List
,
Niger Species List
,
Togo Species List
,
wikipedia EU
,
Gulf of Guinea Species List
,
NCBI
, and
Wildfinder (WWF)
Philothamnus nitidus
(Günther 1863)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
GBIF classification
Philothamnus nitidus
Günther 1863
Recognized by
ReptileDB
Philothamnus semivariegatus nitidus
Loveridge 1958
Subspecies recognized by
GBIF national node type records UK
Ahaetulla nitida
Recognized by
BHL data coverage
Philothamnus nitidus
Species recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
,
wikipedia FR
,
iNaturalist data coverage
, and
GGBN data coverage
Philothamnus nitidus (Gunther 1863)
Species recognized by
TreatmentBank
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
Species recognized by
IUCN
,
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
,
iNaturalist
,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
,
GBIF data coverage
,
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
, and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Alternative Names
Ahaetulla nitida Günther 1863
Not accepted according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Ahaetulla lagoensis
Günther 1872
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
ReptileDB
Ahaetulla nitida
Günther 1863
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
ReptileDB
Philothamnus
nitidus
nitidus
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
Philothamnus
nitidus
nitidus (Günther 1865)
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei
Laurent 1960
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
and
ReptileDB
Philothamnus nitidus
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
,
ReptileDB
, and
ReptileDB
Philothamnus semivariegatus nitidus
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
Philothamnus semivariegatus nitidus
Loveridge 1958
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ahaetulla nitida Günther 1863
Invalid according to
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Ahaetulla nitida Günther 1863
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Common Names
English
Cameroons Wood Snake
preferred
Recognized by
ReptileDB
Green Bush Snake
prefer
Recognized by
ReptileDB
Curated hierarchies for Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Philothamnus Smith 1847
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus (Günther 1865)
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
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 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Philothamnus
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus (Günther 1865)
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus belli (Günther 1866)
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
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 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (Smith 1848)
Philothamnus occidentalis (Broadley 1966)
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus (Günther 1865)
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
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 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Colubridae
Philothamnus
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus (Günther 1865)
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
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 Trape & Roux-esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (Smith 1848)
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus (Günther 1865)
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
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 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
GBIF classification
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Philothamnus Smith 1847
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson 1901)
Philothamnus dorsalis (Bocage 1866)
Philothamnus emini
Philothamnus girardi Bocage 1893
Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell 1857)
Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther 1863)
Philothamnus hoplogaster (Günther 1863)
Philothamnus hughesi Trape & Roux-esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (Smith 1848)
Philothamnus occidentalis
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Philothamnus A. Smith 1847
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei Laurent 1960
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus (Günther 1865)
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882
Philothamnus battersbyi Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt 1923)
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 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990
Philothamnus irregularis (Leach 1819)
Philothamnus macrops (Boulenger 1895)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Philothamnus ornatus Bocage 1872
Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud 1916)
Philothamnus punctatus Peters 1867
Philothamnus ruandae Loveridge 1951
Philothamnus semivariegatus (A. Smith 1840)
Philothamnus thomensis Bocage 1882
IUCN
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
(this page)
Ahaetulla anomala (Annandale 1906)
Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta & Mohapatra 2019
Bamanophis dorri (Lataste 1888)
Boiga flaviviridis Vogel & Ganesh 2013
Boiga tanahjampeana Orlov & Ryabov 2002
Chironius flavolineatus (Jan 1863)
Chironius laurenti Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Chironius leucometapus Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron Boie 1827
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley 1968
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen 1985
Crotaphopeltis degeni (Boulenger 1906)
Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis (Reinhardt 1843)
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti 1768)
Crotaphopeltis tornieri (Werner 1908)
Dasypeltis abyssina (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis atra Sternfield 1912
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici (Bianconi 1859)
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dendrelaphis keiensis (Mertens 1926)
Dendrelaphis sinharajensis Wickramasinghe 2016
Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther 1864)
Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld 1908)
Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger 1901)
Dipsadoboa flavida (Broadley & Stevens 1971)
Dipsadoboa montisilva Branch, Conradie & Tolley 2019
Dipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge 1932)
Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen 1993
Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther 1858
Dipsadoboa viridis (Peters 1869)
Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm 1905)
Dipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger 1897)
Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus 1758)
Eirenis modestus (Martin 1838)
Eirenis rechingeri Eiselt 1971
Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789)
Gonyosoma jansenii (Bleeker 1859)
Hapsidophrys lineatus Fischer 1856
Hapsidophrys principis (Boulenger 1906)
Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel 1837)
Iguanognathus werneri Boulenger 1898
Lycodon anamallensis Günther 1858
Lycodon sidiki Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith 2017
Lytorhynchus maynardi Alcock & Finn 1896
Lytorhynchus paradoxus (Günther 1875)
Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Boulenger 1887
Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel 1837)
Meizodon krameri Schätti 1985
Meizodon regularis Fischer 1856
Mopanveldophis zebrinus (Broadley & Schätti 2000)
Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor 1839)
Oligodon erythrogaster Boulenger 1907
Oligodon kheriensis Acharji & Ray 1936
Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri 1982
Oligodon wagneri David & Vogel 2012
Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson 1901)
Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell 1857)
Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther 1863)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Poecilopholis cameronensis Boulenger 1903
Proahaetulla antiqua Mallik, Achyuthan, Ganesh, Pal, Vijayakumar & Shanker 2019
Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther 1862
Rhamnophis batesii (Boulenger 1908)
Rhinobothryum lentiginosum (Scopoli 1785)
Scaphiophis albopunctatus Peters 1870
Scaphiophis raffreyi Bocourt 1875
Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler 1824)
Stegonotus aruensis (Doria 1874)
Stegonotus derooijae Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Stegonotus florensis (De Rooij 1917)
Stegonotus iridis Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Stegonotus keyensis (Doria 1874)
Stegonotus lividus (Müller ex Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Stegonotus sutteri Forcart 1953
Telescopus beetzii (Barbour 1922)
Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann 1831)
Telescopus finkeldeyi Haacke 2013
Telescopus gezirae Broadley 1994
Telescopus obtusus (Reuss 1834)
Telescopus pulcher (Scortecci 1935)
Telescopus semiannulatus A. Smith 1849
Telescopus tripolitanus (Werner 1909)
Thelotornis kirtlandii (Hallowell 1844)
Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage 1895)
Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley 2001
Thrasops flavigularis (Hallowell 1852)
Thrasops occidentalis Parker 1940
Thrasops schmidti Loveridge 1936
Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell 1844)
Toxicodryas pulverulenta (Fischer 1856)
Wallaceophis gujaratensis Mirza, Vyas, Patel, Maheta & Sanap 2016
Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch 1873)
Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti 1768)
556 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Philothamnus
Philothamnus nitidus
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus
Philothamnus angolensis
Philothamnus carinatus
Philothamnus dorsalis
Philothamnus girardi
Philothamnus heterodermus
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus irregularis
Philothamnus macrops
Philothamnus natalensis
Philothamnus ornatus
Philothamnus punctatus
Philothamnus ruandae
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Philothamnus thomensis
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
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Unikonta
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Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
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Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Philothamnus
Philothamnus nitidus
(this page)
Philothamnus nitidus loveridgei
Philothamnus nitidus nitidus
Philothamnus angolensis
Philothamnus battersbyi
Philothamnus bequaerti
Philothamnus carinatus
Philothamnus dorsalis
Philothamnus girardi
Philothamnus heterodermus
Philothamnus heterolepidotus
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus hughesi
Philothamnus irregularis
Philothamnus macrops
Philothamnus natalensis
Philothamnus ornatus
Philothamnus pobeguini
Philothamnus punctatus
Philothamnus ruandae
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Philothamnus thomensis
