Polemon robustus
| Polemon robustus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Polemon |
| Species: | P. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polemon robustus (de Witte & Laurent, 1943) | |
Polemon robustus, or the Zaire snake-eater, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1] It is endemic to Africa.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
References
- ↑ "Polemon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ↑ Polemon at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 May 2009.
- de Witte, G.F. & R.F. Laurent. 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.