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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]
Naja savannula Broadley et al., 2018, is a new species encompassing what were previously considered to be the West African savanna populations of N. melanoleuca. [7] Naja subfulva Laurent, 1955, previously regarded as a subspecies of N. melanoleuca, was recently recognized as a full species. [7]
Other snakes that resemble Naja naja are the banded racer Argyrogena fasciolata and the Indian smooth snake Wallophis brachyura. [6] Also, the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) may be confused with Naja naja; however, the monocled cobra has an O-shaped pattern on the back of the hood, while the Indian cobra has a spectacles-shaped pattern on its hood.
Naja nana is classified under the genus Naja of the family Elapidae, and considered a member of the Boulengerina subgenus, along with related species such as Naja annulata, Naja christyi, and Naja melanoleuca. The genus name Naja is a Latinisation of the Sanskrit word nāgá , meaning "cobra”; the species name nana derives from the Latin word ...
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]
Naja naja (Indian cobra or spectacled cobra) Naja oxiana (Central Asian cobra or Oxus cobra) Family Hydrophiidae (sea snakes) - 14 species Astrotia stokesii (Stokes' sea snake) Enhydrina schistosa (beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake or Valakadyn sea snake) Hydrophis caerulescens (dwarf seasnake or many-toothed sea snake)
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]