Philothamnus hughesi
| Philothamnus hughesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Philothamnus |
| Species: | P. hughesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Philothamnus hughesi J.-F. Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990
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Philothamnus hughesi, also known commonly as Hughes' green snake or Hughes's green snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to central Africa.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, hughesi, is in honor of British herpetologist Barry Hughes.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]P. hughesi is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, South Sudan, and Uganda.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of P. hughesi is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 2,100 m (6,900 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chirio, L.; LeBreton, M.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. (2021). "Philothamnus hughesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T43130567A43130572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T43130567A43130572.en. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d Species Philothamnus hughesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Philothamnus hughesi, p. 127).
Further reading
[edit]- Chirio L, Ineich I (2006). "Biogeography of the reptiles of the Central African Republic". African Journal of Herpetology 55 (1): 23–59.
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Philothamnus hughesi, p. 491).
- Trape J-F, Roux-Estève R (1990). "Note sur une collection de serpents du Congo avec description d'une espèce nouvelle ". Journal of African Zoology – Revue de Zoologie Africaine 104: 375–383. (Philothamnus hughesi, new species, pp. 376–378, Figure 1). (in French).
- Trape J-F, Roux-Estève R (1995). "Les serpents du Congo: liste commentée et clé de détermination ". J. African Zool. – Rev. Zool. Africaine 109 (1): 31–50. (in French).
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