Many-banded snake

The many-banded snake (Naja multifasciata) is a species of venomous elapid snake. The species is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in Africa.

Description
Despite the common name, the species is not actually banded, but overall iridescent black, with cream colored blotching on each scale. The snakes grow to approximately  in length.

Venom
Not much is known about their venom, but it is likely a neurotoxin, like many other elapid snakes. The genus Paranaja was synonymised with Naja in a recent molecular phylogenetic study, as this species is closely related to the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca)

Subspecies 
Naja multifasciata anomala (Sternfeld, 1917)   
Naja multifasciata duttoni (Boulenger, 1904)   
Naja multifasciata multifasciata (Werner, 1902)

References

External links 

Category:Elapidae
Category:Reptiles of Africa
Category:Reptiles described in 1902