Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 16th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Ophiophagus
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King Cobra
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Königskobra
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Kongekobra
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1836 |  |
Hamadryas Cantor [not Hamadryas Hübner 1808 (Lepidoptera)] (type species: Hamadryas hannah Cantor 1836; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989) |
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1843 | |
Dendraspis Fitzinger [suppressed] (type species: Naja bungarus Schlegel 1837; syn. Smith & Chiszar 1989) |
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1864 | |
Ophiophagus Günther (type species: Hamadryas elaps Günther 1858) |
Contents:
1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Ophiophagus hannah
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King Cobra, Hamadryad
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Königskobra
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Kongekobra, Kæmpebrilleslange
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1836 | |
Hamadryas Hannah Cantor |
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Naja hannah Taylor 1922 |
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Ophiophagus hannah Bogert 1945 |
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Dendraspis hannah Deraniyagala 1955 |
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1837 | |
Naja bungarus Schlegel (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Dendraspis bungarus Fitzinger 1843 |
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Trimeresurus bungarus Jan 1859 |
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Dendraspis hannah bungarus Deraniyagala 1960 |
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1838 | |
Hamadryas ophiophagus Cantor (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Trimeresurus ophiophagus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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1858 | |
Hamadryas elaps Günther (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Ophiophagus elaps Günther 1864 |
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Naja elaps Theobald 1876 |
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Dendraspis hannah elaps Deraniyagala 1960 |
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1861 | |
Naja fasciata Peters [not Naja fasciata Laurenti 1768] (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Ophiophagus fasciatus Boettger 1886 |
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1882 | |
Naja ingens Van Hasselt (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1956 | |
Naja hamadryad Purarananda (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1960 | |
Dendraspis hannah borneensis Deraniyagala (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1960 | |
Dendraspis hannah sinensis Deraniyagala (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1961 | |
Dendraspis hannah brunnea Deraniyagala (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1961 | |
Dendraspis hannah nordicus Deraniyagala (Golay & al. 1993) |
Remarks:
Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown (2018) did not include Busuanga (Calamian Islands) in the distribution of the species.
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Jiangxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Anambas Islands,
Bali,
Banggai Islands,
Bangka,
Belitung,
Buton,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Simeulue,
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Weh),
Laos,
Malaysia,
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Philippines
(Balabac,
Bohol,
Calamian Islands
[Busuanga],
Cebu,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Negros,
Palawan,
Panay,
Polillo,
Romblon,
Samar,
Sulu Islands
[Jolo]),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Ophiophagus hannah
© Rune Midtgaard
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