Arabian cobra
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| Arabian cobra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Naja |
| Subgenus: | Uraeus |
| Species: | N. arabica
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| Binomial name | |
| Naja arabica (Scortecci, 1932)
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| Range of Arabian cobra | |
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The Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
Geographic range
The Arabian cobra is found in Oman, southern and western Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, arabica is Latin for Arabian.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
This species, Naja arabica, had long been considered a subspecies of the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species.[3] N. arabica is an elusive species and rarely seen in the wild.[citation needed]
The Photo Ark
- In November 2021, National Geographic announced that the Arabian cobra was the milestone 12,000th animal photographed for The Photo Ark.[4]
References
- ^ a b Els, J.; Al Johany, A.M.H. (2012). "Naja arabica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199850A2613995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199850A2613995.en. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Species Naja arabica at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Trape, Jean-François; Chirio, Laurent; Broadley, Donald G.; Wüster, Wolfgang (2009). "Phylogeography and systematic revision of the Egyptian cobra (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja haje) species complex, with the description of a new species from West Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2236: 1–25. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ DELL'AMORE, DELL'AMORE (16 November 2021). "Arabian cobra becomes 12,000th animal added to ark of at-risk species". nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Further reading
- Scortecci G (1932). "Rettili dello Yemen ". Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 71: 39–49. (Naja haje arabica, new subspecies, pp. 47–49). (in Italian).Error: "Q3022864" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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