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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.

Indonesia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Indonesia

Why a country list is not a range map

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyElapidae
  6. genusNaja
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the indonesian cobra

Other species in the same genus Naja.

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.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Indonesian cobra (Naja sputatrix). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-cobra

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BibTeX
@misc{indonesian_cobra_2026,
  title = {Indonesian cobra (Naja sputatrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-cobra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}