Synonyms:
Coluber viridissimus Linnaeus, 1758
Coluber ianthinus Daudin, 1803
? Dryophylax viridissimus Duméril & Bibron, 1854
Philodryas crassifrons Cope, 1861
Philodryas viridissimus Wucherer, 1862
Philodryas affinis Müller, 1928

Sub-species: none

Lenght : 75-90cm. exceptionally 120 cm.

Biotope : wet forests, but also close to the habitations.

Distribution :
Paraguay, Brazil (Amazonas), South of Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, french Guyana, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Equator.

Remarques: this mainly arboreal species eat little mammals, lizards, frogs and also birds as well as their eggs.
It's an aggressive snake.
It lays 5 to 7 eggs at the beginning of rain season.
P. viridissima is distinguished from P. olfersii by a higher number of ventral and sub-caudal scales.
P. viridissima: ventral scales (>205) ; sub-caudal scales (>115)
P. olfersii: ventral scales (<195) ; sub-caudal scales (<110)