Polemon griseiceps

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Polemon griseiceps
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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 subfamily Aparallactinae. The species is endemic to Middle Africa. [1]

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Geographic range

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Polemon griseiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 February 2019.

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