HERPADEX
CS EN
Basic information
Walterinnesia aegyptia
Black Desert Cobra [morgani]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyElapid Snakes
GenusBlack Desert Cobras
- Czech name
- Kobra stepní
- English name
- Black Desert Cobra [morgani]
- Alternative names
- Desert Black Snake, Desert Cobra, Eastern Black Desert Cobra, Eastern Desert Cobra, Innes' Snake, Morgan's Desert Cobra, Schwarze Wüsten-Kobra, Sinai Desert Cobra, Western Black Desert Cobra, Western Desert Cobra
- Synonyms
- Atractaspis wilsoni, Naja morgani
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,400 mm
- SVL
- max 810 mm
- Body mass
- max 567.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~6.1 g
- Offspring total length
- max 215 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 178 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 11.3 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–20 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7G5XZ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 20009 · dryad-v5