Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)

Chandramouli, S. R., 2022, Snake fauna of the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal-A review of species richness taxonomy, distribution, natural history and conservation status, Zootaxa 5209 (3), pp. 301-331 : 312

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.3.1
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scientific name	Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)
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Material studied: Two adults, CIARI uncatalogued 1-2, from Sippighat, South Andaman ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ).

Morphology: Dorsal scales smooth, in 17:15:13/14 rows; ventrals 241–244; subcaudals 9–14 entire, 44–74 divided; anal single; preocular 1; postoculars 3; loreal absent; temporals 2+3. Adults normally uniform golden yellow to orange, with the banded regions having a thick black outline.

Distribution: Three adults, one from Wandoor, one from Chidiyatapu and the other from Chakkargao and a subadult from Brookshabad were recorded at Port Blair, South Andaman. All but one of these individuals were recorded from human habitation with the exception of a large (~ 8-9 ft long) adult male from Chidiyatapu, which was observed in the middle of a road passing through dense evergreen forests. A juvenile was seen in Long Island in evergreen forests.

Status: Common and widespread in the Andaman Islands and also throughout most parts of Indochina.

Remarks: Shankar et al. (2021) showed the Andaman population to be nested within the topotypical, Indochinese cluster.