Indian cobra

Indian cobra
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Naja
Species:	N. naja
Binomial name
	Naja naja; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	Indian cobra distribution
Synonyms
	List Coluber naja Linnaeus, 1758 ; Naja brasiliensis Laurenti, 1768 ; Naja fasciata Laurenti, 1768 ; Naja lutescens Laurenti, 1768 ; Naja maculata Laurenti, 1768 ; Naja non-naja Laurenti, 1768 ; Coluber caecus Gmelin, 1788 ; Coluber rufus Gmelin, 1788 ; Coluber Naja Shaw & Nodder, 1791 ; Coluber Naja Shaw & Nodder, 1794 ; Naja tripudians Merrem, 1820 ; Naja nigra Gray, 1830 ; Naja tripudians forma typica Boulenger, 1896 ; Naja tripudians var. caeca Boulenger, 1896 ; Naja naja naja Smith, 1943 ; Naja naja gangetica Deraniyagala, 1945 ; Naja naja lutescens Deraniyagala, 1945 ; Naja naja madrasiensis Deraniyagala, 1945 ; Naja naja indusi Deraniyagala, 1960 ; Naja naja bombaya Deraniyagala, 1961 ; Naja naja karachiensis Deraniyagala, 1961 ; Naja naja ceylonicus Chatman & Di Mari, 1974 ; Naja naja polyocellata Mehrtens, 1987 ; Naja ceylonicus Osorio E Castro & Vernon, 1989 ; Naja (Naja) naja — Wallach, 2009 ;

The Indian cobra (Naja naja /nadʒa nadʒa/), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent, and is a member of the "big four" species that are responsible for the most snakebite cases in Sri Lanka and India.^[6]^[7]

The Indian cobra is revered in Hindu mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers. It is a protected species under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972).

^ 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). "Naja naja". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62241A3110222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T62241A3110222.en. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ ^a ^b "Naja naja". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ "Naja naja". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Aguilar, R.; Reyes, F.; Kudera, J.; Hošek, J. "Naja naja". The Reptile Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference Whitaker & Captain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Mukherjee, Ashis K. (2012). "Green medicine as a harmonizing tool to antivenom therapy for the clinical management of snakebite: The road ahead". Indian J Med Res. 136 (1): 10–12. PMC 3461710. PMID 22885258.

[1] 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). "Naja naja". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62241A3110222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T62241A3110222.en. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[eol-3] "Naja naja". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[itis-4] "Naja naja". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[database-5] Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Aguilar, R.; Reyes, F.; Kudera, J.; Hošek, J. "Naja naja". The Reptile Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[Whitaker_&_Captain-6] Cite error: The named reference Whitaker & Captain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Mukherjee, Ashis K. (2012). "Green medicine as a harmonizing tool to antivenom therapy for the clinical management of snakebite: The road ahead". Indian J Med Res. 136 (1): 10–12. PMC 3461710. PMID 22885258.

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