Polemon robustus
Polemon robustus, or the Zaire snake-eater, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[1]
| Polemon robustus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Polemon |
| Species: | P. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polemon robustus (de Witte & Laurent, 1943) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Geographic range
P. robustus is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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References
- Polemon at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 May 2009.
- "Polemon ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
Further reading
- de Witte GF, Laurent RF (1947). "Revision d'un groupe de Colubridae africains: genres Calamelaps, Miodon, Aparallactus, et formes affines ". Mém. Mus. Roy. Hist. Nat. Belgique (sér. 2) 29: 1–134. (Miodon robustus, new species, p. 62). (in French).
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