Eastern Snake-eater
Polemon christyi
Potentially dangerous
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
Polemon christyi est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Lamprophiidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre : au Malawi ; en Ouganda ; en République démocratique du Congo ; en Tanzanie ; en Zambie. Description L'holotype de Polemon christyi mesure 430 mm dont 28 mm pour la queue.
Polemon christyi, also known commonly as Christy's snake-eater and the eastern snake-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the subfamily Aparallactinae of the family Atractaspididae. The species is native to Central Africa and East Africa. Etymology The specific name, christyi, is in honor of English physician Cuthbert Christy, who presented the type specimen to the British Museum (Natural History).
Polemon es un género de serpientes venenosas de la familia Lamprophiidae. Sus especies se distribuyen por el África subsahariana. Especies Se reconocen las 12 especies siguientes: Polemon acanthias (Reinhardt, 1860) Polemon barthii Jan, 1858 Polemon bocourti Mocquard, 1897 Polemon christyi (Boulenger, 1903) Polemon collaris (Peters, 1881) Polemon fulvicollis (Mocquard, 1887) Polemon gabonensis (Duméril, 1856) Polemon gracilis (Boulenger, 1911) Polemon griseiceps (Laurent, 1947) Polemon neuwiedi (Jan, 1858) Polemon notatus (Peters, 1882) Polemon robustus (de Witte & Laurent, 1947) ==…
Distribution
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