NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Slender Green Snake
Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1863)
- Common name
- Slender Green Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Philothamnus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusPhilothamnus
- speciesPhilothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Philothamnus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bequaert's Green SnakePhilothamnus bequaerti (Schmidt, 1923) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thirteen-scaled Green SnakePhilothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Annobon Wood SnakePhilothamnus girardi Bocage, 1893 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hughes' Green SnakePhilothamnus hughesi Trape & Roux-Estève, 1990 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Large-eyed Green SnakePhilothamnus macrops (Boulenger, 1895) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cameroons Wood SnakePhilothamnus nitidus (Günther, 1863) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Philothamnus pobeguini (Chabanaud, 1916) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Bush SnakePhilothamnus semivariegatus (Smith, 1840) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sao Tome Wood SnakePhilothamnus thomensis Bocage, 1882 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Natal Green SnakePhilothamnus occidentalis Broadley, 1966 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Philothamnus belli (Günther, 1866) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Angola Green SnakePhilothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chlorophis schubotzi Sternfeld, 1912 Sternfeld, 1912 | synonym |
| Chlorophis gracilis Sternfeld, 1910 Sternfeld, 1910 | synonym |
| Ahaetulla gracillima Günther, 1888 Günther, 1888 | synonym |
| Ahaetulla heterolepidota Günther, 1863 Günther, 1863 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Philothamnus&species=heterolepidotus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4GDBR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.