Naja (Afronaja)
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Naja
Subgenus
Species (7): N. (A.) ashei – N. (A.) katiensis – N. (A.) mossambica – N. (A.) nigricincta – N. (A.) nigricollis – N. (A.) nubiae – N. (A.) pallida
Name
Afronaja Wallach, Wüster & Broadley, 2009: 32
- Type species: Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843, by original designation.
References
Primary references
- Wallach, V., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D.G. 2009. In praise of subgenera: taxonomic status of cobras of the genus Naja Laurenti (Serpentes: Elapidae). Zootaxa 2236: 26–36. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page.
Additional references
- Kaiser, H., Crother, B.I., Kelly, C.M.R., Luiselli, L., O’Shea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W.D. & Wüster, W. 2013. Best practices: in the 21st Century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. Herpetological Review 44(1): 8–23. PDF
Reference page.