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Naja melanoleuca
Naja melanoleuca
Forest Cobra
Photographer: H. Vannoy Davis
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1335 3153 0668 0046 (2002-11-13)

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Oct 1957
  • location   Congo
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 58151
  • photo category: Animal - Reptile

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Forest Cobra, Black And White Cobra
  • View The Reptile Database record for Naja melanoleuca
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Naja melanoleuca
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Wolfgang Wuster    Nov 20, 2002

    Action: changed name from "Naja nivea" to "Naja melanoleuca "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Definitely not Naja nivea, which does not have the barred lips. Pattern, scalation, and stated locality all indicate Naja melanoleuca
    "

     
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