Species
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Dendraspis bungarus Fitzinger, 1843 |
| synonym | Dendraspis hannah Deraniyagala, 1960 |
| synonym | Dendraspis hannah Deraniyagala, 1961 |
| synonym | Hamadryas elaps Günther, 1858 |
| synonym | Hamadryas hannah Cantor, 1836 |
| synonym | Hamadryas ophiophagus Cantor, 1838 |
| synonym | Naia bungarus Wall, 1908 |
| synonym | Naja bungarus Schlegel, 1837 |
| synonym | Naja hannah Taylor, 1922 |
| synonym | Naja ingens Van Hasselt, 1882 |
| synonym | Naja vittata Elliott, 1840 |
| synonym | Ophiophagus elaps Günther, 1864 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
Rank
Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017.
| Attributions | Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Terrestrial
Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017.
| Attributions | Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Population Biology
Biswas (1975) reported a juvenile specimen from Rongtong in the Manas Valley. This species has recently been recorded from as far west as eastern Nepal (Nanhoe and Ouboter, 1987).
Bauer, A. M., & Günther, R. (1992). A preliminary report on the reptile fauna of the Kingdom of Bhutan with the description of a new species of scincid lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae). Asiatic Herpetological Research, 4, 23-36. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.6178
| Attributions | Bauer, A. M., & Günther, R. (1992). A preliminary report on the reptile fauna of the Kingdom of Bhutan with the description of a new species of scincid lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae). Asiatic Herpetological Research, 4, 23-36. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.6178 |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Vulnerable
VU
Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017.
| Attributions | Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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No Data
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- Stuart, B., Wogan, G., Grismer, L., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Lilley, R., Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Srinivasulu, C. & Jelić, D. 2012. Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836); The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177540. Accessed on 30 November 2017.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Elapidae |
| Genus | Ophiophagus |
| Species | Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor 1836) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
