Mali cobra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Naja
Subgenus: Afronaja
Species:
N. katiensis
Binomial name
Naja katiensis
Angel, 1922

The Mali cobra (Naja katiensis), also called the Katian spitting cobra or West African brown spitting cobra, is a species of spitting cobra found in West Africa.

{Venom} "This species has venom that it spits towards its opponents. The venom consists of postsynaptic neurotoxins and cardiotoxins that cause cytotoxic activity." (“Western African Spitting Cobra.” Branson's Wild World, http://bransonswildworld.com/western-african-spitting-cobra/. )

Geographic Distribution

This species ranges from Senegal to Cameroon, with recorded sightings in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, far northern Guinea, Southern Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Northern Ghana, Togo, Southwestern Niger and Nigeria.[1]

Habitat

This species occurs in both tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Luiselli, L.; Chirio, L.; Wagner, P.; Wilms, T.; Chippaux, J.-P. (2021). "Naja katiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13265887A126471645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265887A126471645.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mali Cobra". Encyclopedia Of Life. Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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