Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes | |
Polemon bocourti, or Bocourt's snake-eater, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa.
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Etymology
The specific name, bocourti, is in honor of French herpetologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.
Geographic range
It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Rio Muni.
Description
Polemon bocourti is similar to Polemon barthii, but is distinguished from it by having two postoculars, and by having a lower number of ventrals, only 199-202.
References
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