Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Walterinnesia
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Black Desert Cobras
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Wüstenkobras
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Ørkenkobraer
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1887 |  |
Walterinnesia Lataste (type species: Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste 1887) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Turkey.
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Walterinnesia aegyptia
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Western Black Desert Cobra, Desert Black Snake, Sinai Desert Cobra, (Innes' Snake)
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Schwarze Wüstenkobra
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Vestlig Ørkenkobra
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1887 | |
Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste |
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1908 | |
Atractaspis wilsoni Wall (Golay & al. 1993) |
Remarks:
Previously included morgani (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999).
Records from Lebanon and Libya are regarded as erroneous (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996; David & Ineich 1999).
Habeeb & Rastegar-Pouyani (2016) listed both morgani and aegyptia from northern Iraq, but the latter is most likely an error.
Distribution:
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Israel,
Jordan,
Saudi Arabia.
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Walterinnesia morgani
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Eastern Black Desert Cobra, (Morgan's Desert Cobra)
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Morgans Wüstenkobra
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Østlig Ørkenkobra
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1905 | |
Naja morgani Mocquard |
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Walterinnesia morgani Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani 2007 |
Remarks:
Regarded for many years as a synonym of aegyptia (e.g., Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992).
Revalidated by Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani (2007).
Rajabizadeh (2017) retained morgani as a synonym of aegyptia, followed by Kamali (2020).
Although the genus has been listed for Kuwait by several authors, Amr, Alenezi, Al-Sayegh & Baker (2021) did not include any of the two Walterinnesia species for the country,
neither did they claim previous reports to be erroneous.
Although reported (as aegyptia) by several authors from Syria (e.g., Welch 1983; Joger 1984; Disi & Böhme 1996; Golay & al. 1993; Gruber 1989;
Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992), presence of this species in the country was not confirmed with voucher specimens until published by
Sindaco, Serra & Menegon (2006, as aegyptia).
Distribution:
Iran,
Iraq,
Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Turkey.
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