Polemon barthii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Holotype: ZSM 2167/0, adult ♀, collected by H. Barth between 1857–1859.

Type locality: “Guinée”.

Jan, G. 1858. Plan d’une iconographie descriptive des ophidiens et description sommaire de nouvelles espèces de serpents. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée Série 2, 10: 438–449; 514–527. BHL (part I) BHL (part II) Reference page.

Hughes, B. & Barry, D.H. 1969. The snakes of Ghana, a checklist and key. Bulletin de l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire. Série A, Sciences naturelles 31(3): 1004–1041.
Hughes, B. 2003. Polemon barthi Jan 1858 and P. bocourti Mocquard 1897, two West African snakes which are allopatric, not sympatric. African Journal of Herpetology 52(2): 113–117. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2003.9635487

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Polemon barthii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2017.
Chirio, L. & Trape, J. 2013. IUCN: Polemon barthii (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T176283A17325851. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T176283A17325851.en

English: Guinea Snake-eater