Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831

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

Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, Chevron station ; 24°19.85′N, 091°47.71′E; 11 Jun. 2011; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.402 .

Identification. Naja kaouthia is a large brown cobra, which in northeast Bangladesh lacks rings; the head is broad and there is a unique monocle marking on the back of the hood ( Das 2010). The throat of the vouchered specimen was yellowish tan with a pale, slightly mottled section from ventrals 9–14 and a progressively darker gray section from ventrals 15–22.

Habitat. This is primarily a snake of tea plantations and degraded forest in LNP, though it was occasionally observed in paddy fields and village habitat.

Remarks. SCR observed one instance of a N. kaouthia spitting venom, an unusual but not unknown behavior among species of Naja .