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] | |
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Geographic range
P. griseiceps is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of the Congo.[1]
References
- 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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