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.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Naja |
Subgenus: | Afronaja |
Species: | N. katiensis
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Binomial name | |
Naja katiensis Angel, 1922
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Venom
edit"This species has venom that it spits towards its opponents. The venom consists of postsynaptic neurotoxins and cardiotoxins that cause cytotoxic activity."[2]
Geographic Distribution
editThis 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
editThis species occurs in both tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ (“Western African Spitting Cobra.” Branson's Wild World, http://bransonswildworld.com/western-african-spitting-cobra/.)
- ^ "Mali Cobra". Encyclopedia Of Life. Retrieved 6 June 2017.