Polemon fulvicollis

Polemon fulvicollis, or the African snake-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa.

Geographic range

It is found in Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Uganda.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized including the nominate race.

• Polemon fulvicollis fulvicollis (, 1887)
• Polemon fulvicollis gracilis ( & , 1943)
• Polemon fulvicollis graueri (Sternfeld, 1908)
• Polemon fulvicollis laurenti ( & , 1943)

References

• 1887. Sur les Ophidiens rapportés du Congo par la Mission de Brazza. Bulletin de la Société philomatique de Paris (7)11:62-92. (Microsoma fulvicollis, p. 65.)
• & . 1943. Contribution à la systématique des Boiginae du Congo Belge (Rept.). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 37:157-189.