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Black Tree Cobra
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Black Tree Cobra

Pseudohaje nigra

Pseudohaje nigra, commonly called the black tree cobra, is a species of venomous tree cobra found in central and western Africa. This species is one of the two tree cobras in Africa, the other being Goldie's tree cobra (Pseudohaje goldii ).

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Description

P. nigra is black dorsally, and brown ventrally. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 2.13 m (7.0 ft).

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Range & habitat

P. nigra is found in Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”

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Where it lives

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