Philothamnus thomensis

Pthilothamnus thomensis (São Tomé wood snake) is a species of snakes of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe.[2] The species was described in 1882 by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.

Philothamnus thomensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species:
P. thomensis
Binomial name
Philothamnus thomensis
Bocage, 1882

References

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  1. ^ Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Philothamnus thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T43130846A43130856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T43130846A43130856.en. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ Philothamnus thomensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-17.

Further reading

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  • Bocage, J.V.B. de 1882: Notice sur les espèces du genre "Philothamnus" qui se trouvent au Muséum de Lisbonne. Jorn. Sc. Lisb. 9 (33): p. 11
  • Boulenger, George A. 1894: Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, p. 101
  • Günther, A. 1895: Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the eastern half of tropical Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 15: 528