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Philothamnus belli (GÜNTHER, 1866)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymHerpetaethiops Bellii GÜNTHER 1866: 27
Philothamnus belli — TRAPE & BALDÉ 2014 
DistributionSierra Leone, Guinea (Conakry)

Type locality: Sierra Leone.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 36.8.1.669, female 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1379 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: P. belli was synonymized with Philothamnus heterodermus by LOVERIDGE 1958: 64 and remained a synonym until TRAPE & BALDÉ 2014 revalidated it.

Distribution: Not in Liberia fide Senter & Chippaux 2022. 
EtymologyDedicated to Lieut. Bell 
References
  • Günther,A. 1866. Fifth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 18: 24-29 - get paper here
  • Loveridge,A. 1958. Revision of five african snake genera. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 119: 1-198 (141) - get paper here
  • Trape, J.-F. 2023. Guide des serpents d’Afrique occidentale, centrale et d’Afrique du Nord. IRD Éditions, Marseille, 896 pp.
  • TRAPE, JEAN-FRANÇOIS & CELLOU BALDÉ 2014. A checklist of the snake fauna of Guinea, with taxonomic changes in the genera Philothamnus and Dipsadoboa (Colubridae) and a comparison with the snake fauna of some other West African countries. Zootaxa 3900 (3): 301–338 - get paper here
  • TRAPE, Jean-François; Barry HUGHES, Marcel COLLET & Oleg MEDIANNIKOV 2021. Phylogénie moléculaire des serpents du groupe Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857) (Squamata : Colubridae : Colubrinae) avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles. Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr. 179: 27-42 - get paper here
 
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