Polemon griseiceps

Polemon griseiceps, or the Cameroon snake-eater, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the subfamily Aparallactinae. The species is endemic to Middle Africa.[1]

Polemon griseiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Polemon
Species:
P. griseiceps
Binomial name
Polemon griseiceps
(Laurent, 1947)
Synonyms[1]
  • Miodon griseiceps
    Laurent, 1947
  • Polemon griseiceps
    LeBreton, 1999

Geographic range

P. griseiceps is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of the Congo.[1]

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References

  1. Polemon griseiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 February 2019.

Further reading

  • Laurent RF (1947). "Notes sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection du Musée Royalle d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique ". Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique 23 (16): 1-12. (Miodon griseiceps, new species). (in French).


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