Journal of Threatened Taxa (Jun 2010)

Sighting of King Cobra <i>Ophiophagus hannah</i> in Sikkim, India: a new altitude record for the northeast

  • T. Bashir,
  • K. Poudyal,
  • T. Bhattacharya,
  • S. Sathyakumar,
  • J.B. Subba

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2438.990-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 6
pp. 990 – 991

Abstract

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We report the sighting of Ophiophagus hannah from Yuksam Village bordering Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim. The present record signifies a range extention for this species with respect to altitude (1,840m) and habitat (temperate forests) reported for this state and the northeast India.