Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as the true cobras, with 35 extant species currently recognized, occurring throughout Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Several other elapid species are popularly called cobras, such as the king cobra and the rinkhals, but they are not true cobras because they do not belong to the genus Naja.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Indian cobra (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ220475, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Naja
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Snake Genera, Lead
Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as cobras (or "true cobras").
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Naja
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 34
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Naja
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Naja" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 23.04 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
Wikidata: Naja
Wikidata Q220475, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Indian cobra (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Naja Naja, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q220475 (Naja)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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