Indonesian cobra
Naja sputatrix Boie, 1827
Status not recordedsnakes
The indonesian cobra (Naja sputatrix) is a species in the family Elapidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 3.11 kg and live up to 13.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Indonesia.
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Quick facts about the indonesian cobra
- Weight
- 3.11 kg
- Length
- up to 1.37 m
- Lifespan
- 13.5 years
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 32.3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Egg incubation
- 56 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 17
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the indonesian cobra live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The indonesian cobra is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the indonesian cobra endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the indonesian cobra classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyElapidae
- genusNaja
- SpeciesNaja sputatrix Boie, 1827
Synonyms Elaps fuscus, Naja leptocoryphaea, Naja tripudians sondaica
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Javan spitting cobraEnglish
- Southern Indonesian spitting cobraEnglish
- كوبرا إندونيسيةArabic
- كوبرا اندونيسيهEgyptian Arabic
- Южноиндонезийска плюеща кобраBulgarian
- Ular sasudu jawaBanjar
- kobra jávskáCzech
- Javanische SpeikobraGerman
- Cobra de IndonesiaSpanish
- Cobra de KomodoFrench
- קוברה יורקת אינדונזיתHebrew
- Jávai köpködőkobraHungarian
- Ular kobraIndonesian
- Cobra sputatore indonesianoItalian
- インドネシアコブラJapanese
- kobra sundajskaPolish
- جاوی تھکنا کوبراWestern Panjabi
- Плюющая индийская кобраRussian
- Кобра плююча індонезійськаUkrainian
- 南洋眼鏡蛇Chinese
- الناشر الجاوي البصَّاقArabic
- Cobra cracheur indonésienFrench
- maláj köpködőkobraHungarian
- Kobra JawaIndonesian
- Ular SendokIndonesian
- Ular-Sendok JawaIndonesian
Relatives of the indonesian cobra
Other species in the same genus Naja.

Indian cobra
Naja naja

Egyptian cobra
Naja haje

Forest cobra
Naja melanoleuca

Black-necked spitting cobra
Naja nigricollis

Cape cobra
Naja nivea
Oxus cobra
Naja oxiana
CompareIndonesian cobra vs Indian cobraIndonesian cobra vs Egyptian cobraIndonesian cobra vs Forest cobraIndonesian cobra vs Black-necked spitting cobra
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the indonesian cobra?
An adult indonesian cobra weighs 3.11 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the indonesian cobra live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the indonesian cobra for 1 country: Indonesia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
How long does the indonesian cobra live?
The indonesian cobra has a recorded lifespan of 13.5 years.
What kind of animal is the indonesian cobra?
The indonesian cobra (Naja sputatrix) belongs to the family Elapidae in the order Squamata.
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