Many-banded snake

Many-banded snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Naja
Subgenus: Boulengerina
Species:
N. multifasciata
Binomial name
Naja multifasciata
(F. Werner, 1902)
distribution
Synonyms[2]
  • Naia mulifasciata
    F. Werner, 1902
  • Paranaja multifasciata
    — Harding & Welch, 1980
  • Naja multifasciata
    — Wüster et al, 2007
  • Naja (Boulengerina) multifasciata
    — Wallach et al., 2009
  • Boulengerina multifasciata
    — Wallach et al., 2014

The many-banded snake (Naja multifasciata), also known commonly as the burrowing cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.

  1. ^ Kusamba, C.; Chirio, L.; Gonwouo, N.L.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. (2021). "Naja multifasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T110168688A110168696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T110168688A110168696.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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