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Ophiophagus kaalinga

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Western Ghats King cobra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Günther, 1864
Species:
O. kaalinga
Binomial name
Ophiophagus kaalinga
Gowri Shankar, Das & Ganesh, 2024

The Western Ghats king cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga) is a subspecies of King cobra endemic to the Western Ghats of south-western India.[1]

References

  1. ^ "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.