Polemon neuwiedi

Polemon neuwiedi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Polemon
Species:
P. neuwiedi
Binomial name
Polemon neuwiedi
(Jan, 1858)
Synonyms[2]
  • Microsoma neuwiedi
    Jan, 1858
  • Elapomorphus (Urobelus) neuwiedi
    — Jan, 1866
  • Miodon neuwiedii
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Cynodontophis neuwiedi
    — de Witte & Laurent, 1947
  • Polemon neuwiedi
    — Welch, 1994

Polemon neuwiedi, called commonly the Ivory Coast snake-eater or Neuwied's polemon, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2][3] The species is endemic to West Africa.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Chirio, L. (2013). "Polemon neuwiedi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13264680A13264691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13264680A13264691.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Polemon neuwiedi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Polemon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 September 2007.