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The forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), also commonly called the black cobra and the black and white-lipped cobra, [4] is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Africa , mostly the central and western parts of the continent. [ 5 ]
The brown forest cobra (Naja subfulva) is a species of cobra in the genus Naja that is found in Central and East Africa. This species was long thought to be either identical to the forest cobra ( Naja melanoleuca ), or a subspecies thereof, but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species. [ 3 ]
Arisaema tortuosum, the whipcord cobra lily, is a plant species in the family Araceae. [1] It has a distinctive purple or green whip-like spadix which arises from the mouth of its "jack-in the-pulpit" flower and may be up to 30 cm long. [1] Flowers may be male or bisexual. [2] The clustered fruits are green at first, ripening to red. [2]
Naja peroescobari, the São Tomé island forest cobra or Pero Escobar's cobra, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. [2]It was previously considered to be the same species as the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) found on the African mainland, and was believed to have been introduced by Portuguese settlers to limit the proliferation of rats. [3]
The black forest cobra (Naja guineensis) is a species of cobra in the genus Naja that is found in West Africa. This species was long thought to be identical to the forest cobra ( Naja melanoleuca ), but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species. [ 1 ]
The eastern coral snake or American cobra (Micrurus fulvius), which also does not rear upwards and produce a hood when threatened [4]: p.30 The false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is the only "cobra" species that is not a member of the Elapidae. It does not rear upwards, produces only a slight flattening of the neck when threatened, and is ...
Arisaema heterophyllum, the dancing crane cobra lily, belongs to the monocotyledonous flowering family Araceae. [1] It is a perennial , rhizomatous herb native to East Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has a spadix inflorescence and can be recognized by its green spathe and comparatively smaller central leaflet.
The West African banded cobra (Naja savannula) is a species of cobra in the genus Naja that is found in West Africa. This species was previously thought to be identical to the forest cobra ( Naja melanoleuca ), but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species. [ 2 ]