Spotted green snake
Philothamnus punctatus Peters, 1867
Status not recordedsnakes
The spotted green snake (Philothamnus punctatus) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata.
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Quick facts about the spotted green snake
- Weight
- up to 186.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 1.2 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
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the spotted green snake live?
Not recorded
Is the spotted 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 spotted green snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusPhilothamnus
- SpeciesPhilothamnus punctatus Peters, 1867
Synonyms Philothamnus punctatus var. sansibaricus
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Spættet BusksnogDanish
- ikumboTaita
- Grüne StrauchnatterGerman
- Serpente verde africano maculatoItalian
Relatives of the spotted green snake
Other species in the same genus Philothamnus.
Spotted bush snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Battersby's green snake
Philothamnus battersbyi
Natal green snake
Philothamnus natalensis
Sao Tome wood snake
Philothamnus thomensis
Angola green snake
Philothamnus angolensis
Thirteen-scaled green snake
Philothamnus carinatus
CompareSpotted green snake vs Spotted bush snakeSpotted green snake vs Battersby's green snakeSpotted green snake vs Natal green snakeSpotted green snake vs Sao Tome wood snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the spotted green snake?
The spotted green snake (Philothamnus punctatus) 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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