Philothamnus battersbyi

Philothamnus battersbyi, also known commonly as Battersby's green snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northeastern Africa.

Philothamnus battersbyi
adult
juvenile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Philothamnus
Species:
P. battersbyi
Binomial name
Philothamnus battersbyi
Synonyms[1]
  • Philothamnus irregularis battersbyi
    Loveridge, 1951
  • Philothamnus battersbyi
    — Rasmussen, 1981

Etymology

The specific name, battersbyi, is in honor of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993).[2]

Geographic range

P. battersbyi is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]

Description

The holotype of P. battersbyi, an adult female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) and a tail length of 28.3 centimetres (11.1 in).[3]

Behavior

P. battersbyi is arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

P. battersbyi is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Philothamnus battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.
  2. 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 battersbyi, p. 19).
  3. Loveridge (1951).

Further reading
  • Chippaux J-P, Jackson K (1951). Snakes of Central and Western Africa. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 448 pp. ISBN 978-1421427195.
  • Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465. (Philothamnus battersbyi, p. 439).
  • Loveridge A (1951). "On Reptiles and Amphibians from Tanganyika Territory Collected by C. J. P. Ionides". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 106 (4): 175–204. (Philothamnus irregularis battersbyi, new subspecies, pp. 190–191).
  • 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 battersbyi, p. 485).



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