Polemon robustus

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Polemon robustus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Polemon
Species:
P. robustus
Binomial name
Polemon robustus
(de Witte & Laurent, 1943)
Synonyms [1]
  • Miodon robustus
    de Witte & Laurent, 1943
  • Polemon robustus
    Welch, 1994

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

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Geographic range

Polemon robustus is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Gaston-François de Witte; see its history for attribution.

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References

  1. 1 2 Polemon at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 May 2009.
  2. "Polemon ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 5 September 2007.

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