Pseudohaje is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of African elapid

Elapidae

Elapidae is a family of venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, terrestrially in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and South America and aquatically in the Pacific and Indian Oceans...

 snakes, commonly called tree cobras or forest cobras because of their arboreal lifestyle.

Characteristics

Tree cobras have proportionally larger eyes compared to Naja

Naja

Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes. Although there are several other genera that share the common name, Naja are the most recognized and most widespread group of snakes commonly known as cobras. The genus Naja consists of 20 to 22 species, but has undergone several taxonomic revisions in...

spp., smaller fang

Fang

Fang is a mammal's canine tooth.Fang may also refer to:* A snake's poison-injecting tooth: see snake venom* Fang people, in Central Africa* Fang language, spoken by Fang people...

s, and smaller bone structures. Members were formerly categorized as Naja, but anatomical analysis of midbody scale

Snake scales

Snakes, like other reptiles, have a skin covered in scales. Snakes are entirely covered with scales or scutes of various shapes and sizes. Scales protect the body of the snake, aid it in locomotion, allow moisture to be retained within, alter the surface characteristics such as roughness to aid in...

 rows distinguished them as a separate taxon

Taxon

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Species

• Pseudohaje goldii
  Pseudohaje goldii
  Pseudohaje goldii or the Gold's Tree Cobra is a species of tree cobra found in Central and Western Africa. This species is one of the two tree cobras in Africa, the other being the Black Tree Cobra...
  
  - Gold's tree cobra
• Pseudohaje nigra - Black tree cobra

External links

• Genus: Pseudohaje at GBIF Portal