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Naja (cobra)

Reptilia - Elapidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Naja Laurenti
1939Palaeonaja Hoffstetter
1985Naja Bachmayer and Szyndlar p. 88
1985Naja Szyndlar p. 455
1987Naja Bachmayer and Szyndlar p. 31
1988Naja Carroll
1988Palaeonaja Carroll
1996Naja Frank and Ramus
2013Naja Hugues-Alexandre et al. p. 812

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

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.

G. Naja Laurenti 1768 [cobra]
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†Naja antiqua Rage 1976
†Naja austriaca Bachmayer and Szyndlar 1985
†Naja iberica Szyndlar 1985
Naja naja Linneaus 1758 [Indian cobra]
†Naja romani Hoffstetter 1939
Invalid names: Palaeonaja Hoffstetter 1939 [synonym], Palaeonaja Hoffstetter 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 16.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Naja sp., Palaeonaja sp. (136269)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Hesse) Naja romani (228327)
Orleanian - Middle Miocene20.0 - 11.608France (Rhône-Alpes) Naja sp. 1, Naja romani (26723)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Naja romani (28629)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Naja sp. (34615)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Naja sp. (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Naja sp. (60213)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Naja romani (51002)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Naja antiqua (48630)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Catalonia) Naja sp. (199600 199601 199604)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Naja sp. (21855)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Naja romani (79360) Naja sp. 1, Naja romani (136199)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Naja sp. (175587)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) Naja romani (48446)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece Naja romani (191070)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Turkey (Kütahya) Naja sp. (228011)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Morocco Naja antiqua (149240)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Naja sp., Naja romani (75481)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Naja austriaca (37789)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Moldova Naja romani (230516)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) Naja sp. (32189)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain Naja iberica (28625)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Murcia) Palaeonaja depereti (40752)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Russian Federation (Krasnodar Krai) Naja romani (199746)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Soria) Naja sp. (40548)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Turkey (Ankara) Palaeonaja sp. (34370)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Naja robusta (32050)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588France Naja sp. (49096)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Naja robusta (21810)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece Naja sp. (34589)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Naja sp. (22596)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Puy-de-Dome) Naja sauvagei (195235)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines Naja naja (194835)