Philothamnus battersbyi

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; Loveridge, 1951
Synonyms
	Philothamnus irregularis battersbyi ; Loveridge, 1951; Philothamnus battersbyi ; — Rasmussen, 1981;

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.

Etymology[]

The specific name, battersbyi, is in honor of British herpetologist (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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Philothamnus battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.
^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Philothamnus battersbyi, p. 19).
^ Loveridge (1951).

Further reading[]

, 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).
, , , (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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[RDB-1] Philothamnus battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.

[2] , , (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).

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