Andaman cobra
The Andaman cobra (Naja sagittifera) is a species of cobra endemic to the Andaman Islands of India. They are fairly widespread in the Andaman Islands. The name of this cobra comes from the Islands itself. It is perhaps the Naja to have the smallest known geographic range of any Asiatic cobras. It is venomous.[1]
| Andaman cobra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Naja |
| Species: | N. sagittifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Naja sagittifera Wall, 1913 | |
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