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Basic information
Naja naja
Central Asian Cobra
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyElapid Snakes
GenusCobras
- Czech name
- Kobra indická
- English name
- Central Asian Cobra
- Alternative names
- Brillenschlange, Common cobra, Indian Cobra, Indian Spectacled Cobra, Kobra, Oxus Cobra, Spectacled cobra
- Synonyms
- Coluber caecus, Coluber naja, Coluber rufus, Naia naia var. polyocellata, Naja brasiliensis, Naja fasciata, Naja lutescens, 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, Naja non-naja, Naja tripudians, Naja tripudians f. typica, Naja tripudians var. caeca
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- City, Forest, Grassland, Prairie, River valley, Scrubland, Tropical moist broadleaf forest, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,200 mm
- SVL
- max 1,570 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,683.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 32.3 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 8–45 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 45KXG · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16591 · dryad-v5