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Naja philippinensis was described by American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor in 1922. The generic name naja is a Latinisation of the Sanskrit word nāgá meaning "cobra". The specific epithet philippinensis is Latin and literally means "from the Philippine Islands". [3]
Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as cobras (or "true cobras"). Members of the genus Naja are the most widespread and the most widely recognized as "true" cobras. Various species occur in regions throughout Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Like the Philippine cobra (Naja philippinensis), the Samar cobra feeds mostly on small rodents such as rats and mice.They will also prey upon frogs and smaller reptiles. Since their main food source is attracted to rice paddies and human settlements, this species often comes into conflict with peop
Philippine cobra (naja philippinensis) The Philippine cobra (Naja philippinensis) is one of the most venomous cobra species in the world based on murine LD 50 studies. The average subcutaneous LD 50 for this species is 0.20 mg/kg. [34] The lowest LD 50 reported value for this snake is 0.14 mg/kg SC, while the highest is 0.48 mg/kg SC.
According to a 2019 study by Kazemi-Lomedasht et al., the murine LD 50 via subcutaneous injection value for Naja oxiana (Iranian specimens) was estimated to be 0.14 mg/kg (0.067-0.21 mg/kg) [26] more potent than the sympatric Pakistani Naja naja karachiensis (0.22 mg/kg), the Thai Naja kaouthia (0.2 mg/kg), and Naja philippinensis at 0.18 mg/kg ...
The Lubang Islands in the Philippines is also home to the Philippine Cobra (Naja philippinensis) [12] and record of King Cobra species (Ophiophagus spp.) [13] They were formerly found in most habitats (from sea level to up to 2800 m) but is now confined to remote forests due to loss of habitat and heavy hunting by noose traps or trigger set ...
The generic name Naja is a Latinisation of the Sanskrit word nāgá , meaning "cobra". The specific epithet nigricollis is Latin for "black-necked": niger, meaning "black", and collis, meaning "neck". [5] Naja nigricollis previously included two subspecies – Naja nigricollis nigricincta and Naja nigricollis woodi.
An alert, ready to attack Mandalay spitting cobra (Naja mandalayensis) Handling of Naja siamensis, using full-face protectionSpitting cobras belong to the Elapidae, which comprises snakes including cobras, mambas, coral snakes, kraits, taipans, death adders and sea snakes. [2]