king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Query: Iconographia zoologica

Result: 81^st of 1524

Subject:	king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
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Description
Ophiophagus elaps
Date 1875
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Ophiophagus elaps
New Latin name Ophiophagus hannah
Common name Nederlands: Koningscobra
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ophiophagus_elaps_-_1875_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11800117.tif

The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Asia, and is found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia.

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Scientific Name: Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) Common Names: King Cobra, Hamadryad Synonyms: Dendraspis bungarus (Schlegel, 1837) Dendraspis hannah (Cantor, 1836) Hamadryas elaps Günther, 1858 Hamadryas hannah Cantor, 1836 Hamadryas ophiophagus Cantor, 1838 Naja bungarus Schlegel, 1837 Naja hannah (Cantor, 1836) Naja ingens Van Hasselt, 1882 Naja vittata Elliott, 1840 Ophiophagus elaps (Günther, 1858)

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