Ophiophagus kaalinga
Appearance
Western Ghats King cobra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Ophiophagus Günther, 1864 |
Species: | O. kaalinga
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Binomial name | |
Ophiophagus kaalinga Gowri Shankar, Das & Ganesh, 2024
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The Western Ghats king cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga) is a subspecies of King cobra endemic to the Western Ghats of south-western India.[1]
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