Evidence found
232 records across 16 countries and territories, 1908–2025.
Naja nigricollis · GBIF taxon key 7580657
Where has the Black-necked Spitting Cobra been recorded?
Naja nigricollis occurrence evidence comes from 232 records in 16 countries and territories, from 1908 to 2025. Most records come from Benin.
- 232 records
- 16 places
- 38 years recorded
- Squamata class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19082025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-necked Spitting Cobra has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-necked Spitting Cobra. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 160 | |
| Kenya | 16 | |
| Ghana | 12 | |
| Tanzania | 11 | |
| DR Congo | 8 | |
| Togo | 4 | |
| Uganda | 4 | |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Zambia | 3 | |
| Cameroon | 2 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | |
| Angola | 1 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | |
| Rwanda | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Elapidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.