Elapidae: Naja nivea Linnaeus, 1758 - Cape Cobra
Namibia, Damaraland. 10 km south of the Brandberg West Mine (2114BA) collected by Gernot Ahrens, Windhoek. The most recently defined Namibian distribution for this species is south of Windhoek (Griffin 2003). The closest I have recorded this species south of Windhoek is 125 km south of Rheboth (2317AC). The Brandberg West Mine specimen is from 350 km north-west of Windhoek and represents a considerable extension of range for this species. The specimen has been deposited in the National Museum Windhoek under catalogue number SMR 1077.
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