Naja melanoleuca

Naja melanoleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Naja
Species:	N. melanoleuca
Binomial name
Naja melanoleuca

The Forest Cobra, also known as the Black and White Cobra (Naja melanoleuca) is a species of cobra in the Elapidae family, native to Africa.

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  Closeup of skin

References

• Tryon, Bern W. (15 November 1979). "Reproduction in Captive Forest Cobras, Naja melanoleuca (Serpentes: Elapidae)". Journal of Herpetology (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles) 13 (4).