Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Elapidae > Naja > Naja najaNaja naja (Indian Cobra)Synonyms: Coluber caecus; Coluber naja; Coluber rufus; Naja brasiliensis; Naja fasciata; Naja lutescens; Naja lutrescens; Naja maculata; Naja naja bombaya; Naja naja ceylonicus; Naja naja gangetica; Naja naja indusi; Naja naja karachiensis; Naja naja lutescens; Naja naja madrasiensis; Naja naja polyocellata; Naja nigra (heterotypic); Naja non-naja; Naja tripudians; Naja tripudians f. typica; Naja tripudians var. caeca (heterotypic) The Indian cobra (Naja naja) also known as the Spectacled cobra, Asian cobra or Binocellate cobra is a species of the genus Naja found in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal) and a member of the "big four" species that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India. This snake is revered in Indian mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers. It is now protected in India under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). |
| Gestation [1] | 62 days | | Litter Size [1] | 17 | | Maximum Longevity [1] | 32 years |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Population Status of Two Varanus species (Reptilia: Sauria: Varanidae) in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam Lagoon System, with Notes on their Diet and Conservation Status, D.M.S. SURANJAN KARUNARATHNA, A.A. THASUN AMARASINGHE,
MAJINTHA B. MADAWALA & H.K. DUSHANTHA KANDAMBI, Biawak, 6(1), pp. 22-33 2012 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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