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Ivory Coast Snake-eater

Polemon neuwiedi

Potentially dangerous

Classification

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. The species is endemic to West Africa. Etymology The specific name or epithet, neuwiedi, honors Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, a German naturalist.

Distribution

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