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  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusPhilothamnus
Philothamnus natalensis
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Eastern Natal Green Snake

Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)

Also calledGrüne Sumpfschlange (deu) · Oostelike Natal Groenslang (afr) · Serpente verde africano di Natal (ita) · iVuzamanzi eliluhlaza (zul) · Østlig Natalgrønnsnok (nob) · Натальский зелёный уж (rus)

First described in: Smith, A. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa, Reptilia.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the stacks

Searching the stacks…

Every page naming Philothamnus natalensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →

From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2453161.