Talk:Black-necked spitting cobra

Requested move
Naja Nigricollis → Naja nigricollis &mdash; The species name should not be capitalized, only the genus name. Therefore the n in nigricollis should not be capitalized the way that it is currently. Mwherrr (talk) 21:02, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

N. nigricincta
Naja nigricincta is regarded as a full species now. (See: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2007, volume 45, pages 437-453) 93.129.94.251 (talk) 14:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Correctly, and the picture illustrating the artikel is incorrect. It depicts a Forest Cobra "Naja melanoleuca" not a Naja nigricollis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.132.191.234 (talk) 06:12, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Out of date
Per pre-GA review post above. It seems the subspecies included here are now currently being treated as a separate species Naja nigricincta (with two subspecies - the nominate and N. n. woodi).

I've added a single sentence in the taxonomy section for now using sources from our article on Naja, but I believe ultimately, they must be excised and transferred. Sources used:


 * Wüster, W., S. Crookes, I. Ineich, Y. Mane, C.E. Pook, J.-F. Trape & D.G.Broadley (2007) "The phylogeny of cobras inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: evolution of venom spitting and the phylogeography of the African spitting cobras (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja nigricollis complex)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 45: 437-453.

-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  16:54, 14 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm going to go ahead and reduce the "Taxonomy" section because a new page was created for the new species, Naja nigricincta. LAx33 (talk) 17:49, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Hold on. Wiki uses a different standard for recognizing species/subspecies, (ITIS) it should be on the reptile/amphibian project page...I've been whacked for doing what you are proposing.  Even if you don't, that lede needs to be unfucked so it accurately summarizes the article.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 22:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)


 * ReptileDB is the closest you can get to an authoritative taxonomical checklist when it comes to snakes. ITIS is actually not very reliable.-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  22:30, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree, but got kicked in the yarbles over that in the past. Hmmm, I can't seem to find the ITIS thing on the project page, so maybe it was changed since then. That might be something for the project to hash out. If you feel confident with that as the benchmark I have no objections, but the lede in this piece does need to be expanded to summarize the article. Thanks.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 22:34, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ITIS is more of an aggregator, and being generalist, it doesn't really check synonymies or update taxonomies that diligently. It's more often than not reliable, but also often out-of-date. It's best to use specialist sources when it comes to this I guess. Anyway, I've rebuilt the lead, feel free to tweak if needed.-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  22:46, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice job on the lede.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 23:20, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Also updated the rangemap to remove N. nigricincta. Should be good enough now.-- O BSIDIAN  †  S OUL  23:32, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Wrong cover photo
The current cover photo depicts a black (?Moroccan) Naja haje, not Naja nigricollis - note the row of subocular scales, and the high 3rd supraocular scale. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caissaca (talk • contribs) 06:34, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Photo now removed. Caissaca (talk) 06:40, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

naja nigricollis woodi
my own experience at herpetofauna.uk european species Churchfield62 (talk) 15:52, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

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