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Product ID L1318
Name Naja melanoleuca 
Common Name(s) Forest Cobra, Black Cobra, Black and White-lipped Cobra
Origin Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda
Purity >99%
Form Lyophilized powder
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Naja melanoleuca
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Naja melanoleuca
Taxonomic Classification
  • Class : Reptilia
  • Order : Squamata
  • Suborder : Serpentes
  • Family : Elapidae
  • Subfamily :  Elapinae
  • Genus :  Naja

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