Naja naja

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: 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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Naja
Subgenus Naja
Species: Naja naja

Name

Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lectotype: NHR Lin-90 (formerly MAFR). [designated by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014: 470)]
Type locality: “India orientali”.

Combinations

Coluber naja Linnaeus, 1758: 221 [original combination]
Vipera naja — Daudin, 1803 [subsequent combination]
Naia naia — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
Naja naja — Stejneger, 1907 [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.
Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page.

Additional references

Wüster, W. & Thorpe, R.S. 1992. Asiatic cobras: population systematics of the Naja naja species complex (Serpentes: Elapidae) in India and Central Asia. Herpetologica 48(1): 69–85. JSTOR Reference page.
Wüster, W. 1996. Taxonomic changes and toxinology: Systematic revisions of the asiatic cobras (Naja naja species complex). Toxicon 34: 399–406. DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(95)00139-5 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Naja naja. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 June 2013.
de Silva, A., Ukuwela, K., Shankar, G., Srinivasulu, B., Das, A., Vyas, R., Sawant, N.S., Kulkarni, N.U., Deepak, V., Thakur, S., Mohapatra, P., Srinivasulu, C. & Achyuthan, N.S. 2021. IUCN: Naja naja (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T62241A3110222. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T62241A3110222.en. Accessed on 16 June 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: كوبرا هندية
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Зьмяя-акулярніца
беларуская: Змяя-акулярніца
български: Индийска кобра
বাংলা: খৈয়া গোখরা
català: Cobra d'ulleres
Cebuano: agwason
čeština: Kobra indická
Deutsch: Brillenschlange
English: Indian Spectacled Cobra
español: Cobra de Anteojos
suomi: Silmälasikäärme
français: Cobra à lunettes
עברית: קוברה הודית
हिन्दी: नाग
magyar: Pápaszemes kobra
Bahasa Indonesia: Kobra India
italiano: cobra dagli occhiali
日本語: インドコブラ
ქართული: ინდური კობრა
lietuvių: Indiškoji kobra
മലയാളം: ഇന്ത്യൻ മൂർഖൻ
монгол: Энэтхэг наж могой
नेपाली: गोमन
Nederlands: Indiase brilcobra
norsk: Brilleslange
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ନାଗ
polski: Kobra indyjska
پنجابی: ڈبویا
português: Cobra-naja
русский: Очковая змея
slovenčina: Kobra okuliarnatá
svenska: Glasögonorm
தமிழ்: இந்திய நாகம்
తెలుగు: నాగుపాము
ไทย: งูเห่าอินเดีย, งูเห่าเอเชีย, งูเห่าแว่น
Türkçe: Adi kobra
українська: Індійська кобра
中文: 印度眼鏡蛇