Arabian cobra

Arabian cobra
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Naja
Species:	N. arabica
Binomial name
Naja arabica (Scortecci, 1932)
Range of Arabian cobra
Synonyms[2]
Naja haje arabica Scortecci, 1932 Naja (Uraeus) arabica — Wallach et al., 2009 Naja arabica — et al., 2009 Uraeus arabica — Wallach et al., 2014

The Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula. The cobra within the peninsula is a concern, with having a major cause of mortality rate in the region.^{[citation needed]}

Geographic range[]

The Arabian cobra is found in Oman, southern and western Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.^[1]

Etymology[]

The specific name, arabica is Latin for Arabian.

Taxonomy[]

This species, Naja arabica, had long been considered a subspecies of the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), but morphological and genetic differences have led to its recognition as a separate species.^[3] N. arabica is an elusive species and rarely seen in the wild.

References[]

Further reading[]

• Scortecci G (1932). "Rettili dello Yemen ". Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 71: 39–49. (Naja haje arabica, new subspecies, pp. 47–49). (in Italian).

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