Polemon neuwiedi

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 neuwiedi

Name

• Polemon neuwiedi (Jan, 1858)

Holotype: USTL uncatalogued. [destroyed in 1944 during World War II]

Type locality: “côtes de Guinée (Christiansbourg)”, [=Christian Borg, S Accra Region, SE Ghana, 5°33’N, 0°11’W, elevation 10 m].

Combinations

• Microsoma neuwiedi Jan, 1858: 519 [original combination]
• Elapomorphus (Urobelus) neuwiedi — Jan, 1866 [name combination]
• Miodon neuwiedii — Boulenger, 1896: 253 [name combination]
• Cynodontophis neuwiedi — De Witte & Laurent, 1947: 85 [name combination]
• Polemon neuwiedi — Welch, 1994: 99 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Polemon neuwiedi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2017.
• Chirio, L. 2013. IUCN: Polemon neuwiedi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T13264680A13264691. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13264680A13264691.en