Polemon (genus)

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Polemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Atractaspididae Genus: Polemon Jan, 1858

Common names: (none).

Polemon is a genus of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 13 species are recognized.^[1]

Contents 1 Species 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Species

Species[1]	Authority[1]	Subsp.*[1]	Common name	Geographic range
P. acanthias	(Reinhardt, 1860)	0
P. barthii	Jan, 1858	0
P. bocourti	Mocquard, 1897	0
P. christyi	(Boulenger, 1903)	0
P. collaris	(Peters, 1881)	2
P. fulvicollis	(Mocquard, 1887)	3
P. gabonensis	(Duméril, 1856)	1
P. gracilis	Boulenger, 1911	0
P. griseiceps	(Laurent, 1947)	0
P. leopoldi	(Witte, 1941)	0
P. newiedi	(Jan, 1858)	0
P. notatus	(Peters, 1882)	1
P. robustus	(Witte & Laurent, 1943)	0

*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).

[edit] See also

• Snakebite.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Polemon at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 5 September 2007.