Forest cobra: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the forest cobra lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Naja melanoleuca
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the forest cobra live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the forest cobra in 4 countries and territories across Africa. In South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the forest cobra endangered?

The forest cobra’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the forest cobra?

The forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Elapidae, genus Naja. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the forest cobra

The forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), also commonly called the black cobra and the black and white-lipped cobra, is a species of

highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Africa, mostly the central and western parts of the continent. It is the largest true cobra species with a record length of 3.2 metres (10 feet 6 inches).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Forest cobra (revision 1381221986), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1749645 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).