Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)

Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)

Philothamnus natalensis, the Natal green snake, is a colubrid snake found in southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Philothamnus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)

Philothamnus natalensis, commonly called the Natal green snake or eastern Natal green snake, is a species of snake belonging to the Colubridae family. This species is distributed across South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Philothamnus occidentalis was previously classified as a subspecies of Philothamnus natalensis.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Philothamnus

More from Colubridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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