Naja nigricincta

Naja nigricincta
N. n. nigricincta in Etosha National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Naja
Species:
N. nigricincta
Binomial name
Naja nigricincta
Bogert, 1940
The approximate range of Naja nigricincta in Africa
Synonyms[2]
  • Naja nigricollis nigricincta
    Bogert 1940
  • Naja nigricollis woodi
    Pringle, 1955
  • Naja mossambica nigricincta
    — Broadley, 1968
  • Naja mossambica woodi
    — Broadley, 1968
  • Naja nigricollis woodi
    — Broadley, 1974
  • Naja woodi
    — Bauer & Branch, 2003
  • Naja nigricincta
    — Cimatti, 2007
  • Naja nigricincta woodi
    — Wüster et al., 2007

Naja nigricincta is a species of spitting cobra in the genus Naja, belonging to the family Elapidae. The species is native to the deserts and drier regions of southern Africa. The species is largely nocturnal, and is often found while crossing roads at night. There are two recognized subspecies.

  1. ^ Alexander, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2021. Naja nigricincta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110168705A139747789. Downloaded on 05 September 2021.
  2. ^ Naja nigricincta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 April 2017.