Philothamnus ornatus Bocage, 1872

Conradie, Werner, Bills, Roger & Branch, William R., 2016, The herpetofauna of the Cubango, Cuito, and lower Cuando river catchments of south-eastern Angola, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 126) 10 (2), pp. 6-36 : 19

Philothamnus ornatus Bocage, 1872

Ornate Green Snake

Material: PEM R 20013 (24).

Comment: Philothamnus ornata was described by Bocage (1872) from two specimens collected at Huila. Although subsequently recorded from Zambia and Zimbabwe (Broadley et al. 2003), it remained known in Angola from only few additional collections, i.e., Bela Vista (Hellmich 1957), Benguela ( Boulenger 1905), Bié ( Boulenger 1905), Caconda ( Bocage 1895), Caluquembe ( Monard 1937b), Cutatu ( Monard 1937b). Chimporo ( Boulenger 1905), Cunene River ( Bocage 1895), and Huambo ( Bogert 1940). Our collection fills in the gap between the records from western Angola and the Zambian and Zimbabwean populations.