Aspidelaps scutatus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Aspidelaps
Species: Aspidelaps scutatus
Name

Aspidelaps scutatus (A. Smith, 1849)
References
Links

The Reptile Database

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Gespikkelde skildneuskobra
English: Shield-nose snake

The shield-nosed cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus) is a venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[1]

It is found in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Namibia. They live 20-28 years old in captivity.
References

Aspidelaps scutatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2016.