Polemon fulvicollis

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

Familia: Atractaspididae
Subfamilia: Aparallactinae
Genus: Polemon
Species: Polemon fulvicollis
Subspecies (2): P. f. fulvicollis – P. f. laurenti

Name

• Polemon fulvicollis (Mocquard, 1887)

Holotype: MNHN-RA-1886.211, collected by P.P.F.C. Savorgnan de Brazza [Brazza Mission Scientifique du Congo], between November 1875–June 1882.

Type locality: “Franceville”, Gabon.

Combinations

• Microsoma fulvicollis Mocquard, 1887: 65 [original combination]
• Miodon fulvicollis — de Witte & Laurent, 1947: 75 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mocquard, M.F. 1887. Sur les ophidiens rapportés du Congo par la Mission de Brazza. Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris Series 7, 11: 62–92. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Polemon fulvicollis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2017.

Vernacular names

English: African Snake-eater