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title: "Spotted Bush Snake"
description: "Philothamnus semivariegatus — Répteis. Philothamnus semivariegatus, commonly known as the spotted bush snake is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, endemic to Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spotted-bush-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted Bush Snake

> Philothamnus semivariegatus — Répteis. Philothamnus semivariegatus, commonly known as the spotted bush snake is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, endemic to Africa.

- Scientific name: *Philothamnus semivariegatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1784
- Wikidata: [Q2714029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2714029)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29073](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29073)

## Names

- en: Spotted Bush Snake
- de: Gefleckte Buschschlange

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1175), TZ (69), MZ (63), ZW (62), ZM (47), NA (44), BW (42), KE (40), MW (29), UG (23), SZ (20), NG (14)

## Summary

Philothamnus semivariegatus, commonly known as the spotted bush snake is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, endemic to Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philothamnus_semivariegatus

## Photo

![Spotted Bush Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-bush-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240094596

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spotted-bush-snake?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).