Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 34

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scientific name	Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843
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Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 View in CoL

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Photographs: VMUS 158909, 158910

Individuals were encountered regularly at Ngonye Falls campsite and near the visitor’s center. This species occurs widely in central and northern Zambia, but is largely replaced by N. mossambica in the south ( Broadley 1971a; Broadley et al. 2003).

References

Broadley DG. 1971 a. The reptiles and amphibians of Zambia. The Puku 6: 1 - 143.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Squamata
Family	Elapidae
Genus	Naja

Specimens