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Naja naja (Indian cobra)

Osteichthyes - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Naja naja was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. robusta, N. robusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Naja naja Linneaus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
genusNajaLaurenti 1768
speciesnajaLinneaus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Naja naja Linneaus 1758 [Indian cobra]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available