Naja peroescobari
Naja peroescobari is a species of snakes in the family Elapidae.[1] It was previously considered as a forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) introduced by the Portuguese to limit proliferations by rats.[2] However, it was recently discovered to be a different species, endemic to the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.[3] The holotype was found near the beach Praia Inhame, southwest of Porto Alegre.[4] It was named by Ceríaco et al. after the Portuguese explorer Pêro Escobar.[3] Naja peroescobari is one of the few predators on the island that faces terrestrial mammals such as the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the weasel (Mustela nivalis).[3]
| Naja peroescobari | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Naja |
| Species: | N. peroescobari |
| Binomial name | |
| Naja peroescobari Ceríaco, Marques, Schmitz & Bauer, 2017 | |
References
- "ATS, "Le cobra noir de l'île de Sao Tomé n'a pas été importé par l'homme"" [Black Cobra of São Tomé Island Has Never Been Introduced by Humans] (in French). ArcINfo. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- Sean Mowbray, ‘Invasive’ snake is really a new species and should be protected, New Scientist, September 27, 2017
- Ceríaco, L.M.P; Marques, M.P.; Schmitz, A. & Bauer, A.M. (2017). "The "Cobra-preta" of São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea, is a new species of Naja Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Elapidae)". Zootaxa. 4324: 121–141. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.7. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- Naja peroescobari, The Reptile Database
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