Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Rhamnophis
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Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes
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Dolchzahnnattern
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Dolktandede Træsnoge
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1862 |  |
Rhamnophis Günther (type species: Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther 1862) |
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1864 | |
Crypsidomus Günther [substitute name for Rhamnophis Günther 1862 erroneously believed preoccupied by Rhamphiophis Peters 1854] |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of
Thrasops by some authors (Loveridge 1957; Trape & Roux-Estève 1990; Chippaux 2001; Chirio & LeBreton 2007; Wagner & Böhme 2007; Trape & Baldé 2014), but as a valid genus by others (e.g., Broadley & Wallach 2002; Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Rhamnophis.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Rhamnophis aethiopissa
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Large-eyed Green Tree Snake, Green-and-black Tree Snake, Splendid Dagger-tooth Tree Snake, Rainbow Tree Snake
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Grossäugiger Dolchzahnnatter
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Storøjet Grøn Træsnog
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1862 | |
Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther |
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Thrasops aethiopissa Loveridge 1957 |
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1901 | |
Thrasops splendens Andersson (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1923 | |
Rhamnophis ituriensis Schmidt (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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Rhamnophis aethiopissa ituriensis Loveridge 1944 |
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1929 | |
Rhamnophis aethiopissa elgonensis Loveridge |
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Thrasops aethiopissa elgonensis Loveridge 1957 |
Other common names:
elgonensis: Mt. Elgon Tree Snake
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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Rhamnophis batesii
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Spotted Dagger-tooth Tree Snake, (Bates' Tree Snake)
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Gefleckte Dolchzahnnatter
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Plettet Dolktandet Træsnog
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1908 | |
Thrasops batesii Boulenger |
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Rhamnophis batesii Schmidt 1923 |
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gabon.
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