Ophiophagus hannah

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Ophiophagus hannah

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
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species: Ophiophagus hannah

Name

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Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)

  • Syntypes (n=4): lost or untraceable.
  • Neotype: ZSI 8292, ♀, collected by John Anderson. [designated by Das et al. (2024: 12)]
  • Type locality: “Sunderbuns” and “jungle not far from Calcutta”, redesignated by neotype designation to “India; West Bengal State, Kolkata, Howrah, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Indian Botanical Gardens; 22.55° N, 88.29° E” by Das et al. (2024: 12).

Combinations

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  • Hamadryas hannah Cantor, 1836: 87 [original combination]
  • Naja hannahTaylor, 1922 [subsequent combination]
  • Ophiophagus hannahBogert, 1945 [subsequent combination]
  • Dendraspis hannahDeraniyagala, 1955 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Hamadryas ophiophagus Cantor, 1838: 187 [replacement name for Hamadryas hannah]
  • Naia Vittata Elliot, 1840: 41 (sic, for vittata)
  • Dendraspis hannah sinensis Deraniyagala, 1960: 62
  • Dendraspis hannah nordicus Deraniyagala, 1961: 229
  • Dendraspis hannah brunnea Deraniyagala, 1961: 229

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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беларуская: Каралеўская кобра
বাংলা: শঙ্খচূড়
Deutsch: Königskobra
English: Northern King Cobra
magyar: Királykobra
Bahasa Indonesia: Ular anang
日本語: キングコブラ
Jawa: Lanang
မြန်မာဘာသာ: တောကြီးမြွေဟောက်, ငန်းပုပ်
polski: Kobra królewska
русский: Королевская кобра
Sunda: Totog
ไทย: งูจงอาง, งูเห่าช้าง, งูบองหลา
Türkçe: Kral kobra
 
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