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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesPhilodryas aestiva aestiva (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854)
Philodryas aestiva subcarinata BOULENGER 1902 
Common NamesE: Brazilian Green Racer, Common Green Racer
Portuguese: Boiobi, Boiubi, Boiubu, Cobra-Cipó-Carenada, Cobra-de-Cipó-Verde, Cobra-Verde, Cobra-Verde-D’árvore 
SynonymDryophylax aestivus DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 1111
Philodryas aestivus — GÜNTHER 1858: 125
Tropidodryas aestivus — COPE 1885: 192
Philodryas aestivus — BOULENGER 1886: 435
Philodryas aestivus — BOULENGER 1896: 128
Philodryas campicola JENSEN 1900 (fide CARREIRA et al. 2005)
Philodryas aestivus — LEYNAUD & BUCHER 1999: 28
Philodryas aestiva — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012
Philodryas aestiva — WALLACH et al. 2014: 548
Philodryas aestiva — MELO-SAMPAIO et al. 2020

Philodryas aestiva subcarinata (BOULENGER 1902)
Philodryas subcarinatus BOULENGER 1902: 287
Pseuduromacer lugubris WERNER 1924: 52 (fide SMITH 1928)
Philodryas aestivus — AMARAL 1929 (part.)
Philodryas aestivus manegarzoni OREJAS-MIRANDA 1959
Philodryas aestivus aestivus — OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970
Philodryas aestivus subcarinatus — BARRIO 1977
Philodryas aestivus subcarinatus — FREIBERG 1982:
Philodryas aestivus subcarinatus — CEI 1993
Philodryas aestivus subcarinatus — LEYNAUD & BUCHER 1999: 28
Philodryas aestiva subcarinata — PRIGIONI et al. 2011 
DistributionSW Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Bahia: HR 33: 229), Bolivia (Amazonas), Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina (Misiones, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Rios, Formosa, Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe)

subcarinatus: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe,
Santiago del Estero, and Tucumá); Grande do Sul, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; Type locality: Colonia Benitez, Itapúa Department, Paraguay.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: MNHN-RA 3842, adult (840 mm) female (coll. Gaudichaud from Sainte-Catherine), designated by Thomas, 1976: 86
Holotype: MSNG 30712 [subcarinata] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (114 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy partly after Wallach 1988 (Amphibia-Reptilia 9: 62) and after CEI 1993. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin aestiva, pertaining to/occurring in/used for/appearing in summer. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
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