Natal green snake
Philothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)
Status not recordedsnakes
The natal green snake (Philothamnus natalensis) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata.
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Quick facts about the natal green snake
- Weight
- up to 228.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 1.3 msrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the natal green snake live?
Not recorded
Is the natal green snake endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the natal green snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusPhilothamnus
- SpeciesPhilothamnus natalensis (Smith, 1848)
Synonyms Dendrophis albovariata, Dendrophis natalensis, Dendrophis subcarinatus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Eastern green snakeEnglish
- Eastern Natal green snakeEnglish
- Oostelike Natal GroenslangAfrikaans
- Grüne SumpfschlangeGerman
- Serpente verde africano di NatalItalian
- Østlig NatalgrønnsnokNorwegian Bokmål
- Натальский зелёный ужRussian
- iVuzamanzi eliluhlazaZulu
Relatives of the natal green snake
Other species in the same genus Philothamnus.
Spotted bush snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Battersby's green snake
Philothamnus battersbyi
Sao Tome wood snake
Philothamnus thomensis
Angola green snake
Philothamnus angolensis
Spotted green snake
Philothamnus punctatus
Thirteen-scaled green snake
Philothamnus carinatus
CompareNatal green snake vs Spotted bush snakeNatal green snake vs Battersby's green snakeNatal green snake vs Sao Tome wood snakeNatal green snake vs Angola green snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the natal green snake?
The natal green snake (Philothamnus natalensis) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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