Ophiophagus
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species (4):
O. bungarus –
O. hannah –
O. kaalinga –
O. salvatana
Name
Ophiophagus Günther, 1864: 340 [conserved name]
- Type species: Hamadryas elaps Günther, 1858, by monotypy.
- Gender: masculine.
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 709 (1964: 210).
Synonyms
- Hamadryas Cantor, 1838 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Hamadryas Hübner, 1806]
References
Primary references
- Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1964. Opinion 709. Dendraspis Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia): Suppressed under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 21(3): 210–211. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Das, I., Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R.C., Lalremsanga, H.T., Prashanth, P., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S.P., Höglund, J., Shanker, K., Dutta, S.K., Ganesh, S.R. & Wüster, W. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) species complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the description of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 961: 1–51. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.961.2681
Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: King Cobra
español: Cobra Real
suomi: Kuningaskobra
français: Cobra Royal
italiano: Cobra Reale
日本語: キングコブラ属
Nederlands: Koningscobra
português: Cobra-real
slovenščina: Kraljeva Kobra
svenska: Kungskobra
தமிழ்: இராச நாகம்
ไทย: งูจงอาง, งูเห่าช้าง, งูบองหลา
