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Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843

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Description: Highly variable snake, specimens may be black, red-brown, copper, olive-brown, olive-green or grey above. The head may be all black whilst there may be varying numbers of red, brown and black bars on the throat. Length up to 270 cm.

Highly variable snake, specimens may be black, red-brown, copper, olive-brown, olive-green or grey above. The head may be all black whilst there may be varying numbers of red, brown and black bars on the throat. Length up to 270 cm.

Place collected: Africa; Eastern Africa; Zambia; Luanshya
Measurements: not recorded
Type: REPTILIA SERPENTES ELAPIDAE

Accession no: 57.103.2
Other number(s): 1957.103.2 [previous number]

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