Green Bush Snake

About

Green Bush Snake (Philothamnus nitidus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 14 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Togo

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Tropical Rainforest
• Tropical Moist Forest
• Tropical Lowland Forest
• Evergreen Forest
• Gallery Forest
• Open Woodland
• Secondary Forest
• Regenerating Forest
• Forest Edges
• Forest Clearings
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Waterholes
• Roadsides
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna

Related snakes

• Mayombe Bush Snake Philothamnus mayombensis
• Brown Bush Snake Philothamnus brunneus
• Sao Tome Wood Snake Philothamnus thomensis
• Western Green Snake Philothamnus angolensis
• Bequaert's Green Snake Philothamnus bequaerti
• Irregular Green Snake Philothamnus irregularis
• Annobon Wood Snake Philothamnus girardi
• Natal Green Snake Philothamnus natalensis
• Spotted Green Snake Philothamnus punctatus
• Battersby's Green Snake Philothamnus battersbyi
• Thirteen-scaled Green Snake Philothamnus carinatus
• Emerald Green Snake Philothamnus heterodermus