Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Naja
Species: Naja ashei

Name

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Holotype: NMK S/3993 (formerly BK 100030), ♀, collected by Royjan Taylor on 29 September 2004.

Type locality: “Watamu, Kenya (3º21’S: 40º01’E)”.

Etymology: named after James Ashe, who first became aware of the distinct nature of this species.

Combinations

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  • Naja (Afronaja) asheiWallach, Wüster & Broadley, 2009: 32 [subsequent combination, subgenus]
  • Afronaja asheiWallach, Williams & Boundy, 2014: 10 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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پنجابی: ناجا_ایشی
русский: Большая коричневая плюющаяся кобра