| Polemon leopoldi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Polemon |
| Species: | P. leopoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Polemon leopoldi (de Witte, 1941) |
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| Synonyms | |
Polemon leopoldi is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2] It is endemic to Africa.[3]
The specific name or epithet, leopoldi, is in honor of Leopold III, King of the Belgians.