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Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dendroaspis polylepis
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia TR, Botswana Species List, Kenya Species List, Namibia Species List, Senegal Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia SL, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Dendroaspis polylepis
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, and Animal Diversity Web
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Dendroaspis polylepis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Dendroaspis polylepis
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Dendroaspis polylepis antinorii (W. C. H. Peters 1873)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dendroaspis polylepis Auerbach 1987
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Dendraspis angusticeps Boulenger 1896
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dendraspis antinorii Peters 1873
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dendraspis polylepis
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dendroaspis polylepis antinorii (W. C. H. Peters 1873)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dendroaspis polylepis antinorii (W. C. H. Peters 1873)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis Günther 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Black Mamba preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Wikidata Common Names
Black mamba
prefer
Recognized by AnAge and Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Swartmamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

مامبا سوداء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

սև մամբա preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

mamba prieta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Чорная мамба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

কালো মাম্বা preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

черна мамба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

mamba negra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

黑曼巴蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Mamba du preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

mamba černá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Sort mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dotyali

कालो माम्बा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Zwarte mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Must mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Mustamamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Schwarze Mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ממבה שחורה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

black mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

fekete mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Mamba hitam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Mamba nero preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

ブラックマンバ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Kongo

Muduma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

블랙맘바 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Juodoji mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ബ്ലാക്ക് മാമ്പ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tłʼiish báhádzidí diłhiłígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

कालो माम्बा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Svart mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مامبای سیاه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Mamba czarna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Mamba-preta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Punjabi

ਕਾਲਾ ਮਾਂਬਾ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Mamba negru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Чёрная мамба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

црна мамба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Rovambira preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Mamba čierna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Črna mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Black mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Svart mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

கருப்பு மாம்பா preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

నల్ల మాంబా preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

งูแบล็กแมมบา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tumbuka

Nkhomi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kara mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Чорна мамба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Blæc hrædsnaca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Qora mamba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

مامبا سوداء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کالا ممبا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

黑曼巴蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

黑曼巴蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

黑曼巴蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

黑曼巴蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

黑曼巴蛇 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Elapidae
Elapinae
Dendroaspis Schlegel 1848
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (A. Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill ex Schlegel 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Elapoidea
Elapidae
Dendroaspis
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (A. Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill ex Schlegel 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Elapidae
Dendroaspis
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis polylepis antinorii (Peters 1873)
Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis (Günther 1864)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (A. Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill in Schlegel 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Elapidae
Dendroaspis Schlegel 1848
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis polylepis antinorii (Peters 1873)
Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis
Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Elapidae F. Boie 1827
Elapinae F. Boie 1827
Dendroaspis Schlegel 1848
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (A. Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill ex Schlegel 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Elapidae
Dendroaspis polylepis Günther 1864 (this page)
Aipysurus foliosquama Smith 1926
Aipysurus laevis Lacépède 1804
Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry 2012
Aipysurus pooleorum Smith 1974
Aspidelaps lubricus (Laurenti 1768)
Aspidelaps scutatus (A. Smith 1849)
Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider 1801)
Bungarus ceylonicus Günther 1864
Bungarus lividus Cantor 1839
Bungarus niger Wall 1908
Bungarus sindanus Boulenger 1897
Bungarus walli Wall 1907
Calliophis beddomei Smith 1943
Calliophis castoe Smith, Ogale, Deepak & Giri 2012
Calliophis melanurus (Shaw 1802)
Calliophis nigrescens (Günther 1862)
Dendroaspis angusticeps (A. Smith 1849)
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill 1843)
Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell 1844)
Elapsoidea boulengeri Boettger 1895
Elapsoidea broadleyi Jakobsen 1997
Elapsoidea guentherii Bocage 1866
Elapsoidea laticincta (Werner 1919)
Elapsoidea loveridgei Parker 1949
Elapsoidea semiannulata Bocage 1882
Elapsoidea sundevallii (A. Smith 1848)
Elapsoidea trapei Mane 1999
Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft 1869
Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger 1898
Hemibungarus calligaster (Wiegmann 1835)
Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Schlegel 1837)
Hydrophis atriceps Günther 1864
Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters 1872
Hydrophis brookii Günther 1872
Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw 1802)
Hydrophis cantoris Günther 1864
Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin 1803
Hydrophis czeblukovi (Kharin 1984)
Hydrophis donaldi Ukuwela, Sanders & Fry 2012
Hydrophis elegans (Gray 1842)
Hydrophis inornatus (Gray 1849)
Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray 1849)
Hydrophis major (Shaw 1802)
Hydrophis mamillaris (Daudin 1803)
Hydrophis nigrocinctus Daudin 1803
Hydrophis ocellatus Gray 1849
Hydrophis ornatus (Gray 1842)
Hydrophis pachycercos Fischer 1885
Hydrophis pacificus Boulenger 1896
Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus 1766)
Hydrophis schistosus Daudin 1803
Hydrophis sibauensis Rasmussen, Auliya & Böhme 2001
Hydrophis spiralis (Shaw 1802)
Hydrophis stokesii (Gray 1846)
Hydrophis stricticollis Günther 1864
Hydrophis torquatus Günther 1864
Hydrophis viperinus (Schmidt 1852)
Hydrophis zweifeli Kharin 1985
Kolpophis annandalei (Laidlaw 1901)
Laticauda crockeri Slevin 1934
Laticauda frontalis (De Vis 1905)
Laticauda guineai Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005
Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole 2006
Laticauda schistorhynchus (Günther 1874)
Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt ex Schlegel 1837)
Micrurus albicinctus Amaral 1926
Micrurus annellatus (Peters 1871)
Micrurus averyi Schmidt 1939
Micrurus decoratus (Jan 1858)
Micrurus filiformis (Günther 1859)
Micrurus hemprichii (Jan 1858)
Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem 1820)
Micrurus isozonus (Cope 1860)
Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Micrurus multiscutatus Rendahl & Vestergren 1940
Micrurus paraensis Da Cunha & Do Nascimento 1973
Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Cope 1862)
Micrurus silviae Di Bernardo, Borges-Martins & Da Silva 2007
Micrurus tricolor Hoge 1956
Naja anchietae Bocage 1879
Naja annulifera Peters 1854
Naja christyi (Boulenger 1904)
Naja katiensis Angel 1922
Naja melanoleuca Hallowell 1857
Naja multifasciata (Werner 1902)
Naja nigricincta Bogert 1940
Naja nigricollis Reinhardt 1843
Naja nivea (Linnaeus 1758)
Naja oxiana (Eichwald 1831)
Naja peroescobari Ceríaco, Marques & Schmitz
Naja philippinensis Taylor 1922
Naja samarensis Peters 1861
Naja savannula Broadley, Trape, Chirio & Wüster 2018
Naja senegalensis Trape, Chirio & Wüster 2009
Naja subfulva Laurent 1955
Notechis scutatus (Peters 1861)
Ogmodon vitianus W. Peters 1864
Pseudohaje goldii (Boulenger 1895)
Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste 1887
Walterinnesia morgani (Mocquard 1905)
156 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Elapidae
Elapinae
Dendroaspis
Dendroaspis polylepis (this page)
Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dendroaspis jamesoni
Dendroaspis viridis
unclassified Dendroaspis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Elapidae
Dendroaspis
Dendroaspis polylepis (this page)
Dendroaspis polylepis antinori
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dendroaspis jamesoni
Dendroaspis viridis
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