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Naja nigricincta BOGERT, 1940

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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesNaja nigricincta nigricincta BOGERT 1940
Naja nigricincta woodi PRINGLE 1955 
Common NamesE: Western Barred Spitting Cobra
G: Zebraschlange, Namibia Speikobra
woodi: Black Spitting Cobra 
SynonymNaja nigricollis nigricincta BOGERT 1940
Naja nigricollis var. fasciata BOCAGE 1895: 136 (fide BROADLEY 1974)
Naja nigricollis nigricinctus BOGERT 1940
Naja mossambica nirgicincta — BROADLEY 1968
Naja nigricollis nigricincta — BRANCH 1981: 31
Naja nigricollis nigricincta — AUERBACH 1987: 199
Naja nigricollis nigricincta — BAUER et al. 1993
Naja nigricollis nigricincta — WELCH 1994: 93
Naja nigricincta — CIMATTI 2007
Naja nigricincta — WÜSTER et al. 2007
Naja (Afronaja) nigricincta — WALLACH et al. 2009
Afronaja nigricincta — WALLACH et al. 2014: 10
Naja nigricincta — SCHLEICHER 2015: 209
Naja nigricincta — SCHLEICHER 2020

Naja nigricincta woodi PRINGLE 1955
Naja nigra SMITH 1838: 92 (fide BRANCH & BAUER 2005)
Naja nigricollis woodi PRINGLE 1955: 253
Naja mossambica woodi — BROADLEY 1968
Naja nigricollis woodi — BROADLEY 1974: 158
Naja nigricollis woodi — BRANCH 1981: 30
Naja nigricollis woodi — WELCH 1994: 93
Naja nigricollis woodi — AUERBACH 1987: 198
Naja woodi — BAUER & BRANCH 2003
Naja nigricincta woodi — WÜSTER et al. 2007
Naja nigricincta woodi — BATES et al. 2014: 405
Naja nigricincta woodi — SCHLEICHER 2015: 207 
DistributionN Namibia, SW Angola

Type locality: Munhino, S.W. Angola.

woodi: Republic of South Africa, S Namibia, S Botswana; Type locality: Citrusdal, Cape Province.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 51823.
Holotype: SAM 19926 [woodi] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2728 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

BOYCOTT & HAACKE (1979) noted intergradation between nigricincta and woodi in Southern Namibia. 
EtymologyNamed after the black bands, from Latin niger, nigra, nigrum = black, and Latin cingere = girdle, ring. 
References
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