king cobra

Summary

king cobra is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.038% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,857 views/month, #74 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• king cobra's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• king cobra is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• king cobra's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• king cobra is classified within Ophiophagus^[6].
• king cobra's scientific name is Ophiophagus hannah^[7].
• king cobra's Commons category is recorded as Ophiophagus hannah^[8].
• king cobra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ophiophagus hannah^[9].
• king cobra's Commons gallery is recorded as Ophiophagus hannah^[10].
• king cobra's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. hannah'}^[11].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hamadryad'}^[12].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King Cobra'}^[13].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '眼镜王蛇'}^[14].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'koningscobra'}^[15].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kraljeva kobra'}^[16].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'королевская кобра'}^[17].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'гамадриад'}^[18].
• king cobra is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kobra królewska'}^[19].
• king cobra's taxon author citation is recorded as Cantor, 1836^[20].
• king cobra's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule II (Part II) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972^[21].
• king cobra's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[22].
• king cobra's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China^[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, king cobra is Ophiophagus hannah^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Ophiophagus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hamadryad'}^[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King Cobra'}^[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '眼镜王蛇'}^[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'koningscobra'}^[15], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kraljeva kobra'}^[16], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'королевская кобра'}^[17].

Identifiers

king cobra's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30472^[24]. king cobra's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8665^[25]. king cobra's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055746^[26]. king cobra's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2469850^[27]. king cobra's ITIS TSN is recorded as 700646^[28].

Why It Matters

king cobra ranks in the top 0.038% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,857 views/month, #74 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]