the new giant species of spitting cobra was found in kenya in 2007.
the new giant species of spitting cobra was found in kenya in 2007.
when was the new giant species of spitting cobra found in kenya?
2007
differences from other spitting cobras were realized in the 1960s, but "n. ashei" was initially regarded by most merely as a brown-coloured form of the black-necked spitting cobra ("n. nigricollis"). thus, "n. ashei" was only classified as a distinct species in 2007, by wolfgang wüster (bangor university, wales) and donald broadley (biodiversity foundation for africa). royjan taylor (director of the bio-ken snake farm in watamu, kenya) was instrumental in providing specimens, among them the holotype. the specific epithet honors the late james ashe, who founded the bio-ken snake farm and was one of the first experts to suggest "n. ashei" was a new species.
naja ashei
equatorial spitting cobra









































equatorial spitting cobra ("naja sumatrana") also called the black spitting cobra, malayan spitting cobra, golden spitting cobra, or sumatran spitting cobra, is a species of spitting cobra found in southeast asia.









































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equatorial spitting cobra