| Rinkhals | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hemachatus Fleming, 1822 |
| Species: | H. haemachatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemachatus haemachatus (Bonnaterre, 1790)
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Extant (resident)
Possibly extinct
Presence Uncertain & Origin Uncertain
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The rinkhals (/ˈrɪŋk(h)æls/; Hemachatus haemachatus), also known as the ringhals /ˈrɪŋhæls/[4] or ring-necked spitting cobra,[5] is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is found in parts of southern Africa.[1][3] It is not a true cobra in that it does not belong to the genus Naja, but instead belongs to the monotypic genus Hemachatus. While rinkhals bear a great resemblance to true cobras they also possess some remarkable differences from these, resulting in their placement outside the genus Naja.[6] In 2023, the Zimbabwe population was described as a new species, H. nyangensis.[7]
- ^ a b Alexander, G.J. (2022). "Hemachatus haemachatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T177556A197407608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T177556A197407608.en. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ)... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. p. 389.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
RDBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ringhals". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
- ^ "Ring Necked Spitting Cobra". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ S. Hunter (2000). "Venomous Reptiles".
- ^ Major, Tom; et al. (2023). "Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus) from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe". PLOS ONE. 18 (9): e0291432. Bibcode:2023PLoSO..1891432M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291432. PMC 10529548. PMID 37756254.