king cobra
species of reptile
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Summary
king cobra is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.038% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,766 views/month, #74 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Ophiophagus[5]
- Taxon name: Ophiophagus hannah[6]
- Commons category: Ophiophagus hannah[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ophiophagus hannah[8]
- Commons gallery: Ophiophagus hannah[9]
- Short name: O. hannah[10]
- Taxon common name: Hamadryad[11], King Cobra[12], 眼镜王蛇[13], koningscobra[14], kraljeva kobra[15], королевская кобра[16], гамадриад[17], kobra królewska[18]
- Taxon author citation: Cantor, 1836[19]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule II (Part II) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[20]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[21]
- Taxon range: People's Republic of China[22]
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Identifiers
king cobra's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30472[23]. king cobra's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8665[24]. king cobra's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055746[25]. king cobra's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2469850[26]. king cobra's ITIS TSN is recorded as 700646[27].
Why It Matters
king cobra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]