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Naja philippinensis๐Ÿ

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SpeciesElapidae
Reptiles

๐ŸPhilippine cobra

Naja philippinensis Taylor, 1922

The Philippine cobra also called Philippine spitting cobra or northern Philippine cobra, is a stocky, highly venomous species of spitting cobra native to the northern regions of the Philippines. The Philippine cobra is called ulupong in Tagalog, carasaen in Ilocano.

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Also called
Northern Philippine Cobra
Conservation status
NTNear threatened

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
0.41 kg
Body length
1.22 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
13 years
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Everything we know about the Philippine cobra

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Body mass
0.41 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
1.22 mmaximum recorded
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Maximum lifespan
13 yearsmaximum recorded
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Venomous
Yes
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Volume l
0.4 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Philippine cobra yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. โ€บphylumChordata
  3. โ€บclassSquamata
  4. โ€บfamilyElapidae
  5. โ€บgenusNaja
  6. โ€บspeciesNaja philippinensis
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  1. superorderLepidosauria
  2. orderLizards & snakes ยท Squamata
  3. infraorderSnakes ยท Serpentes
  4. genusNaja
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. orderSauria
  9. superorderLepidosauria
  10. orderLizards & snakes ยท Squamata
  11. infraorderSnakes ยท Serpentes
  12. genusNaja
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ู†ุงุดุฑ ุงู„ูู„ุจูŠู† (ar), Naja philippinensis (fr), Filipijnse brilslang (nl), Naja philippinensis (pl), ่ฒๅพ‹ๅฎพ็œผ้•œ่›‡ (zh), Philippinische Kobra (de) โ€ฆ and 13 more languages
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