Species

Paroplocephalus atriceps

Paroplocephalus atriceps · described by (STORR 1980)

King Cobra, a close relative of Paroplocephalus atriceps — Pictured: King Cobra, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Max Tibby, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Paroplocephalus atriceps
First described: (STORR 1980)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Paroplocephalus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree