Chinese cobra

Chinese cobra
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Naja
Species:
N. atra
Binomial name
Naja atra
Cantor, 1842
Naja atra distribution
Synonyms
List
  • Naja atra
    Cantor 1842
  • Naja tripudians var. scopinucha
    Cope, 1859
  • Naja tripudians var. unicolor
    Von Martens, 1876
  • Naia tripudians var. fasciata
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Naja naja atra
    Stejneger, 1907
  • Naja kaouthia atra
    Deraniyagala, 1960
  • Naja naja atra
    Golay, 1985
  • Naja sputatrix atra
    Lingenhole & Trutnau, 1989
  • Naja atra
    Ziegler, 2002
  • Naja (Naja) atra
    Wallach, 2009

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. It is one of the most prevalent venomous snakes in China, which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.