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02-26-2004, 06:50 AM
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Naja-Ophiophagus
What is the deal? 17 species of cobras under Naja and then the king cobra is Ophiophagus hannah...
Why would the king cobra get its own genus?
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02-26-2004, 06:56 AM
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I can see why the spitting cobra gets its own genus (Hemachatus) and water cobras get Boulengerina, and i can even take the tree cobras and burrowing cobras getting their own genus, but is the only reason teh king gets his own is his larger size?
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02-26-2004, 07:58 AM
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Most likely based on venom composition, which inevitably is the first thing most researchers have looked at when working with any species of cobra over the years. DNA classification is only just now becoming commonplace. It would be nice to see exactly where it fits. Is it really all that different from its Naja cousins? At first glance, maybe not... but once you've dealt with one I would say they do seem quite a bit different.
Also, there are numerous spitters in Naja.
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02-26-2004, 08:06 AM
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Ah. Thanks for pointing out the spitters in Naja. I was looking through my big snake book and as it is now 2 in the morning, 1 something i tink when i posted the original thing in this thread, i comepletely over looked the spitters in Naja. the one that caught my eye was Hemachatus haemachatus... and the only reason i saw that one is by freak accident or something LOL. Now that I look at it there are 4 spitters in Naja (N. katiensis, mossambica, nigricollis, and pallida.)
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02-26-2004, 02:14 PM
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There are a few other spitters in the genus Naja...
mandalayensis, siamensis, sputatrix, sumatrana, and nubiae immediately come to mind. Populations of kaouthia also have the ability to spit.
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02-26-2004, 04:25 PM
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Ahhh, I was wondering what those were. The names are listed in my book, but there is no common name along with them. Thanks for the info
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