Abundance: 0.61 to 3.68% (median 1.30%)

Latitudinal range: -29.0° to 7.2°

Habitats: mangrove (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical savanna (3)

Found in 8 samples

Ghana: Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve (riparian forest mosaic, dry season), Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve (riparian forest mosaic, rainy season)

Kenya: Kitobo Forest (2007), Kitobo Forest (2009), Kitobo Forest (2010)

Nigeria: Southwest of Port Harcourt (pristine mangrove), Southwest of Port Harcourt (secondary mangrove)

South Africa: Mtunzini (riparian)

See also Philothamnus battersbyi, Philothamnus hoplogaster, Philothamnus irregularis, Philothamnus nitidus, Philothamnus punctatus