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Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Philothamnus semivariegatus, commonly known as the spotted bush snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, endemic to Africa.
From the article Philothamnus semivariegatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The colour is bright green with black speckles. Average snout to vent length (SVL) is 60–90 cm (24–35 in).
Range & habitat
P. semivariegatus is distributed from South Africa northward to Sudan, Uganda and from Guinea eastward to Tanzania and sighted in Nigeria.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
Females can lay between 3 and 12 elongate eggs every summer, and each hatchling is about 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length (including tail).
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29073.