Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Aspidelaps Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Elapidae | |
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Similar Aspidelaps lubricus, Snake, Reptile, Elapidae, Boulengerina | ||
Shield nose snake cobra aspidelaps scutatus fulafula strike and hiss
Aspidelaps is a genus of venomous elapid snakes endemic to Africa. Species in the genus Aspidelaps are commonly called shield-nosed cobras or coral cobras after their cobra hoods and enlarged rostral (nose) scales. However, the hood is not nearly as well developed in Aspidelaps as it is in Naja.
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- Shield nose snake cobra aspidelaps scutatus fulafula strike and hiss
- Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus cape coral snake feeding
- Species
- References
Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus cape coral snake feeding
Species
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Aspidelaps.
References
Aspidelaps Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA