Naja nivea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Naja
Species: Naja nivea

Name

Naja nivea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NHR Lin-91 (formerly MDG), ♂.
Type locality: “Africa”, restricted to “Cape of Good Hope, South Africa” by FitzSimons (1962: 297).

Combinations

Coluber niveus Linnaeus, 1758: 223 [original combination]
Vipera nivea — Daudin, 1803: 39 [subsequent combination]
Naja nivea — Boie, 1827: 557 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.
Broadley, D.G. & Wüster, W. 2004. A review of the southern African ‘non-spitting’ cobras (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja). African Journal of Herpetology 53(2): 101–122. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2004.9635504 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Naja nivea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 June 2022.
Alexander, G.J. & Maritz, B. 2021. IUCN: Naja nivea (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110168750A139749003. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T110168750A139749003.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Geelslang
Deutsch: Kapkobra
English: Cape Cobra
español: Cobra del Cabo
suomi: Viherkobra
français: Cobra du Cap
Nederlands: Kaapse cobra
svenska: Kapkobra