''Philothamnus'' is a

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of snakes in the

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ev ...

. The genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org.

Species

The following 24

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Philothamnus angolensis ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus belli ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *''Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamnu ...

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Philothamnus bequaerti ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus brunneus ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus carinatus ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus dorsalis ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *''Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamnu ...

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Philothamnus girardi ''Philothamnus girardi'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species was described and named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1893. The specific name, ''girardi'', is in honor of French-Portuguese zoologist Alberto Arthur Al ...

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Philothamnus heterodermus ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *''Philothamnus an ...

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Philothamnus heterolepidotus ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus hoplogaster ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus hughesi ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus irregularis ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus macrops ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philothamn ...

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Philothamnus mayombensis ''Philothamnus mayombensis'', the Mayombe bush snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake famil ...

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Philothamnus natalensis ''Philothamnus natalensis'', commonly known as the Natal green snake, is a species of snakes in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. ''Philothamnus occidentalis ''Philothamnus'' is a g ...

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Philothamnus nitidus ''Philothamnus nitidus'', the green bush snake or Cameroons wood snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the l ...

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Philothamnus occidentalis ''Philothamnus'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following 24 species are recognized as being valid. *''Philothamnus angolensis'' *'' Philotha ...

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Philothamnus ornatus ''Philothamnus ornatus'', the ornate green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. T ...

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Philothamnus pobeguini ''Philothamnus pobeguini'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea ( ...

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Philothamnus punctatus ''Philothamnus punctatus'', the spotted green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family ...

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Philothamnus ruandae ''Philothamnus ruandae'', the Ruanda emerald green snake or Rwanda forest green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Rwanda, Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République d ...

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Philothamnus semivariegatus ''Philothamnus semivariegatus'', commonly known as the spotted bush snake is a species of non- venomous colubrid snake, endemic to Africa. Geographic range ''P. semivariegatus'' is distributed from South Africa northward to Sudan, Uganda and fro ...

'' *'' Philothamnus thomensis'' ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Philothamnus''.

References

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