Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1262

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/121B3629-FFD3-FF96-FF14-F346A4FAF981
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)
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Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 subadult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, trail behind Janki Chora ; 24°19.42′N, 091°47.44′E; 15 Apr. 2013; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.398 GoogleMaps .

Identification. Ophiophagus hannah is distinguished from the other cobras in the region by its large size (> 2 m long), large head, and banded body ( Das 2010).

Habitat. Despite its large size, O. hannah was a rarely encountered snake in LNP, with only five sightings dur- ing our survey. The sightings were in mature forest, tea plantation, and village habitat.

Remarks. One O. hannah in a tea plantation was observed eating Coelognathus radiatus . Another individual in mature forest was observed by KD immediately after it had bitten a domestic dog, which then died.