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Philothamnus hughesi

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Species of snake

Philothamnus hughesi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species: P. hughesi
Binomial name
Philothamnus hughesi
J.-F. Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990

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.

Etymology

The specific name, hughesi, is in honor of British herpetologist Barry Hughes.

Geographic range

P. hughesi is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, South Sudan, and Uganda.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. hughesi is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 2,100 m (6,900 ft).

Behavior

P. hughesi is arboreal.

Reproduction

P. hughesi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Species Philothamnus hughesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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

  • 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).


Taxon identifiers
Philothamnus hughesi
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