* Philothamnus macrops Usambara Philothamnus nitidus Loveridge’s green-snake Philothamnus punctatus Speckled green-snake Philothamnus semivariegatus Spotted bush snake/spotted wood snake Hapsidophrys lineata Black-lined green snake Thrasops jacksoni Jackson’s tree snake *Thrasops schmidti Schmidt’s black tree snake Large-eyed green tree snake Rhamnophis aethiopissa Scaphiophis albopunctatus Hook-nosed snake Scaphiophis raffreyi Ethiopian hook-nosed snake Boiga blandingii Blanding’s tree snake (some authorities use the name Toxicodryas for African although research indicates there are no significant differences between the Boiga, African and Asian forms) Boiga pulverulenta Powdered tree snake Telescopus dhara Large-eyed snake Telescopus semiannulatus Tiger snake Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Tana herald snake Crotaphopeltis degeni Degen’s water snake/yellow-flanked snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia White-lipped snake/white lip Dipsadoboa flavida Cross-barred tree snake Dispholidus Boomslang Thelotornis mossambicanus (Thelotornis capensis) Savanna vine snake * Thelotornis usambaricus Usambara vine snake (of doubtful validity) Dasypeltis atra Montane egg-eater Dasypeltis medici Rufous African egg-eater
* Philothamnus macrops Usambara Philothamnus nitidus Loveridge’s green-snake Philothamnus punctatus Speckled green-snake Philothamnus semivariegatus Spotted bush snake/spotted wood snake Hapsidophrys lineata Black-lined green snake Thrasops jacksoni Jackson’s tree snake *Thrasops schmidti Schmidt’s black tree snake Rhamnophis aethiopissa Large-eyed green tree snake Scaphiophis albopunctatus Hook-nosed snake Scaphiophis raffreyi Ethiopian hook-nosed snake Boiga blandingii Blanding’s tree snake (some authorities use the name Toxicodryas for African Boiga, although research indicates there are no significant differences between the African and Asian forms) Boiga pulverulenta Powdered tree snake Telescopus dhara Large-eyed snake Telescopus semiannulatus Tiger snake Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Tana herald snake Crotaphopeltis degeni Degen’s water snake/yellow-flanked snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia White-lipped snake/white lip Dipsadoboa flavida Cross-barred tree snake Dispholidus Boomslang Thelotornis mossambicanus (Thelotornis capensis) Savanna vine snake * Thelotornis usambaricus Usambara vine snake (of doubtful validity) Dasypeltis atra Montane egg-eater Dasypeltis medici Rufous African egg-eater
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