Naja naja

Indian cobra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Naja
Species:	N. naja
Binomial name
Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Indian cobra distribution
Synonyms
Coluber naja Linnaeus, 1758 Naja brasiliensis Laurenti, 1768 Naja fasciata Laurenti, 1768 Naja lutescens Laurenti, 1768 Naja maculata Laurenti, 1768 Naja non-najaLaurenti, 1768 Coluber caecus GMELIN, 1788 Coluber rufus GMELIN, 1788 Coluber Naja Shaw & Nodder, 1791 Coluber Naja Shaw & Nodder, 1794 Naja tripudians Merrem, 1820 Naja nigra Gray, 1830 Naja tripudians forma typica Boulenger, 1896 Naja tripudians var. caeca Boulenger, 1896 Naja naja naja Smith, 1943 Naja naja gangetica Deraniyagala, 1945 Naja naja lutescens Deraniyagala, 1945 Naja naja madrasiensis Deraniyagala, 1945 Naja naja indusi Deraniyagala, 1960 Naja naja bombaya Deraniyagala, 1961 Naja naja karachiensis Deraniyagala, 1961 Naja naja ceylonicus Chatman & Di Mari, 1974 Naja naja polyocellata Mehrtens, 1987 Naja ceylonicus Osorio E Castro & Vernon, 1989 Naja (Naja) naja — Wallach, 2009

The Indian cobra (Naja naja) also known as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra or binocellate cobra is a species of the genus Naja found in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal) and a member of the "big four" species that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India. This snake is revered in Indian mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers. It is now protected in India under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972).

Naja naja was first described by Swedish physician, zoologist, and botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The generic name and the specific epithet naja is a Latinisation of the Sanskrit word nāgá () meaning "cobra".

The Indian cobra or spectacled cobra, being common in South Asia, is referred to by a number of local names deriving from the root of Nag (नाग) (Hindi, Oriya, Marathi), Moorkhan, മൂര്‍ഖന്‍ (Malayalam), Naya-නයා (Sinhalese), నాగు పాము (Nagu Paamu) (Telugu), ನಾಗರ ಹಾವು Nagara Haavu (Kannada),Naga Pambu or Nalla pambu (நாகப் பாம்பு/நல்ல பாம்பு) (Tamil) "Phetigom" (Assamese) and Gokhra (গোখরো) (Bengali).

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