Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra (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)

Type locality: “Sunderbuns” (= E India, West Bengal, Sunderbans) and “jungle not far from Calcutta

Holotype: Unknown

Synonyms

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  • Hamadryas hannah Cantor, 1836
  • Naja bungarus Schlegel, 1837
  • Hamadryas ophiophagus Cantor, 1838
  • Naja vittata Elliott, 1840
  • Dendraspis bungarus Fitzinger, 1843
  • Hamadryas elaps Günther, 1858
  • Ophiophagus elaps — Günther, 1864
  • Naja ingens Van Hasselt, 1882
  • Naia bungarusWall, 1908
  • Naja hannahTaylor, 1922
  • Naja hannahSmith, 1943
  • Ophiophagus hannahBogert, 1945
  • Naja hannahTweedie, 1954
  • Dendraspis hannah hannahDeraniyagala, 1960
  • Dendraspis hannah borneensis Deraniyagala, 1960
  • Dendraspis hannah bungarus Deraniyagala, 1960
  • Dendraspis hannah elaps Deraniyagala, 1960
  • Dendraspis hannah sinensis Deraniyagala, 1960
  • Dendraspis hannah vittata Deraniyagala, 1960
  • Dendraspis hannah brunnea Deraniyagala, 1961
  • Dendraspis hannah nordicus Deraniyagala, 1961
  • Ophiophagus hannah — Welch, 1994
  • Ophiophagus hannahManthey & Grossmann, 1997
  • Ophiophagus hannahCox et al., 1998

References

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Vernacular names

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беларуская: Каралеўская кобра
বাংলা: শঙ্খচূড়
Deutsch: Königskobra
English: 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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