Polemon griseiceps

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

Polemon griseiceps, or the Cameroon snake-eater, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[1]

Geographic range

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Polemon griseiceps ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ "Polemon ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

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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