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The scientific name Naja kaouthia was proposed by René Lesson in 1831, when he described the monocled cobra as a beautiful snake that is distinct from the spectacled cobra, with 188 ventral scales and 53 pairs of caudal scales.
The generic name Naja is a Latinization of the Sanskrit word nāgá , meaning "cobra”. The specific epithet sagittifera is Latin and means “arrow-bearing” or “carrying arrows”. [5] The Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana) and Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) have been demonstrated to be sister clades to Naja sagittifera.
According to a 2019 study by Kazemi-Lomedasht et al., the murine LD 50 via subcutaneous injection value for Naja oxiana (Iranian specimens) was estimated to be 0.14 mg/kg (0.067-0.21 mg/kg) [26] more potent than the sympatric Pakistani Naja naja karachiensis (0.22 mg/kg), the Thai Naja kaouthia (0.2 mg/kg), and Naja philippinensis at 0.18 mg/kg ...
The brown banded cobra is a medium-sized species, with an adult body length of 69–137 cm (27–54 in). It resembles the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia, due to the predominantly monocellate marking on its hood. The dominant colouration is brown, with varying shades across the length of the body.
This species should not be confused with the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), which has similar habitat, size and appearance. Another distinguishing feature is that this species is a "true spitter"; it readily spits venom, but rather than a stream of venom as seen with many other "spitting cobras", this species ejects a "mist" rather than a ...
The snouted cobra (Naja annulifera) and Anchieta's cobra (Naja anchietae) were formerly regarded as subspecies of Naja haje, but have since been shown to be distinct species. [6] [7] The Arabian populations were long recognised as a separate subspecies, Naja haje arabica, and the black populations from Morocco sometimes as Naja haje legionis.
The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and islands. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is one of the most prevalent venomous snakes in China , which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.
[19] [20] [21] The Samar cobra (Naja samarensis), another cobra species endemic to the southern islands of the Philippines, is reported to have a LD 50 of 0.2 mg/kg, [22] similar in potency to the monocled cobras (Naja kaouthia) found only in Thailand and eastern Cambodia, which also have a LD 50 of 0.2 mg/kg.