Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843

Baptista, Ninda L., António, Telmo & Branch, William R., 2019, The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 203) 13 (2), pp. 96-130 : 117

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13238919

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scientific name

Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843
status

 

Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 View in CoL

Black-necked Spitting Cobra ( Fig. 28 View Fig )

Material: Photographic record (J. Traguedo, HF).

Comment: The taxonomy of African cobras ( Naja ) has undergone significant changes in recent years (Branch 2018). The name Naja nigricollis has a complex history of synonymies and varieties, and only when two varieties, N. n. nigricincta and N. n. woodi, were elevated to full species, was the name N. nigricollis stabilized to represent a species ( Wuster et al. 2007). It is widespread in Angola, but avoids dense forest. Locally known as “turula n'jila” (J. Traguedo, pers. comm.).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Elapidae

Genus

Naja

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