genus
Naja
Naja is a genus in the family Elapidae. This database currently files 39 species under it, recorded across 2 countries.
- Species filed
- 39
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 2
- With a free photo
- 13%
- Weight range
- 1.59 kg – 8.79 kg
Best-known members of Naja
Ranked by popularity score.
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
African cobra
Naja pallida
Siamese cobra
Naja siamensis
How threatened is Naja?
5 of 39 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 5 | 100% |
Where is Naja found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
All species in Naja
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian cobra | Naja naja | Elapidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Egyptian cobra | Naja haje | Elapidae | Least Concern | 6.8 kg | Not recorded |
| Forest cobra | Naja melanoleuca | Elapidae | Least Concern | 6.96 kg | Not recorded |
| Black-necked spitting cobra | Naja nigricollis | Elapidae | Least Concern | 8.79 kg | Not recorded |
| Cape cobra | Naja nivea | Elapidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Oxus cobra | Naja oxiana | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African cobra | Naja pallida | Elapidae | Not recorded | 8.79 kg | Not recorded |
| Siamese cobra | Naja siamensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | 2.35 kg | Not recorded |
| Chinese cobra | Naja atra | Elapidae | Not recorded | 1.85 kg | Not recorded |
| Monocled cobra | Naja kaouthia | Elapidae | Not recorded | 3.11 kg | Not recorded |
| Philippine cobra | Naja philippinensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Mozambique spitting cobra | Naja mossambica | Elapidae | Not recorded | 8.79 kg | Not recorded |
| Indonesian cobra | Naja sputatrix | Elapidae | Not recorded | 3.11 kg | 1 |
| Ringed water cobra | Naja annulata | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black spitting cobra | Naja sumatrana | Elapidae | Not recorded | 1.59 kg | Not recorded |
| Banded cobra | Naja annulifera | Elapidae | Not recorded | 6.8 kg | Not recorded |
| Mali cobra | Naja katiensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | 8.79 kg | Not recorded |
| Samar cobra | Naja samarensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Mandalay cobra | Naja mandalayensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Anchieta's cobra | Naja anchietae | Elapidae | Not recorded | 6.8 kg | Not recorded |
| Nubian spitting cobra | Naja nubiae | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Andaman cobra | Naja sagittifera | Elapidae | Not recorded | 3.11 kg | Not recorded |
| Arabic cobra | Naja arabica | Elapidae | Not recorded | 6.8 kg | Not recorded |
| Ashe's spitting cobra | Naja ashei | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Zebra cobra | Naja nigricincta | Elapidae | Not recorded | 8.79 kg | Not recorded |
| Christy's water cobra | Naja christyi | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Many-banded cobra | Naja multifasciata | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Senegalese cobra | Naja senegalensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| West African banded cobra | Naja savannula | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| São Tomé cobra | Naja peroescobari | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown forest cobra | Naja subfulva | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown banded cobra | Naja fuxi | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black forest cobra | Naja guineensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Naja romani | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dwarf water cobra | Naja nana | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Boulengerina adelynhoserae | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Boulengerina jackyhoserae | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Naja latebras | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Naja reduci | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |