Naja is a genus of snakes that are commonly known as cobras. There are many living species and at least six extinct ones.
Species :
- Naja Aegyptia (Black Desert Cobra) (Lataste, 1887)
- Naja Anchitae (Angolan Cobra) (Bocage, 1879)
- Naja Annulata (Banded Water Cobra (Buchholz & Peters, 1876)
- Naja Antiqua (Moroccan Cobra) (Rage, 1976)
- Naja Arabica (Arabian Cobra) (Scortecci, 1932)
- Naja Ashei (Giant Spitting Cobra) (Wuster & Broadley, 2007)
- Naja Atra (Chinese Cobra) (Cantor, 1842)
- Naja Austriaca (Austrian Cobra) (Bachmayer & Szyndlar, 1985) (9.12-3.6 MYA)
- Naja Christyi (Congo Water Cobra) (Boulenger, 1904)
- Naja Crawshayi (Katanga Spitting Cobra) (Gunther, 1893)
- Naja Depereti (Deperet's Cobra) (Hoffstetter, 1939) (15.97-2.58 MYA)
- Naja Fulafula (Shield-Nosed Cobra) (Smith, 1849)
- Naja Fuxi (Brown-Banded Cobra) (Chen, Ding, Shi, & Vogel, 2022)
- Naja Goldii (Goldie's Tree Cobra) (Boulenger, 1895)
- Naja Guineensis (Black Forest Cobra) (Broadley, Trape, Chirio, Wuster, & Ineich, 2018)
- Naja Haemachates (Rinkhals Cobra) (Bonnaterre, 1790)
- Naja Haje (Egyptian Cobra) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Naja Iberica (Spanish Cobra) (Szyndlar, 1985) (23.03-5.33 MYA)
- Naja Indusi (Indus River Valley Cobra) (Deraniyagala, 1960)
- Naja Ingens (King Cobra) (Gunther, 1864)
- Naja Kaouthia (Monocled Cobra) (Lesson, 1831)
- Naja Karachiensis (Black Pakistan Cobra) (Deraniyagala, 1961)
- Naja Katiensis (Mali Cobra) (Angel, 1922)
- Naja Legionis (Moroccan Black Egyptian Cobra) (Valverde, 1989)
- Naja Mandalayensis (Mandalay Cobra) (Slowinski & Wuster, 2000)
- Naja Melanoleuca (Forest Cobra) (Hallowell, 1857)
- Naja Miolepis (Palawan Spitting Cobra) (Griffin, 1909)
- Naja Morgani (Sinai Desert Cobra) (Mocquard, 1905)
- Naja Mossambica (Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Peters, 1854)
- Naja Multifasciata (Many-Banded Cobra) (Werner, 1902)
- Naja Multifasciatus (Burrowing Cobra) (Witte, 1933)
- Naja Naja (Indian Cobra) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Naja Nana (Dwarf Water Cobra) (Collet & Trape, 2021)
- Naja Nigra (Black Tree Cobra) (Gunther, 1858)
- Naja Nigricincta (Zebra Spitting Cobra) (Bogert, 1940)
- Naja Nigricollis (Black-Necked Spitting Cobra) (Reinhardt, 1843)
- Naja Nivea (Cape Cobra) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Naja Nyangensis (Nyanga Rinkhals Cobra) (Major, Barlow, & Wuster, 2023)
- Naja Oxiana (Central Asian Cobra) (Eichwald, 1831)
- Naja Pallida (Red Spitting Cobra) (Boulenger, 1896)
- Naja Peroescobari (Sao Tome Forest Cobra) (Ceriaco, Marquez, Schmitz, & Bauer, 2017)
- Naja Philippinensis (Northern Philippine Cobra) (Taylor, 1922)
- Naja Polyocellata (Sri Lankan Cobra) (Deraniyagala, 1939)
- Naja Robusta (Robust Spitting Cobra) (Meylan, 1987) (7.246-2.58 MYA)
- Naja Romani (European Cobra) (Hoffstetter, 1939) (23.03-2 MYA)
- Naja Sagittifera (Andaman Cobra) (Wall, 1913)
- Naja Samarensis (Southern Philippine Cobra) (Peters, 1861)
- Naja Savalunna (West African Banded Cobra) (Broadley, Trape, Chirio, & Wuster, 2018)
- Naja Senegalensis (Senegalese Cobra) (Trape, Chirio, & Wuster, 2009)
- Naja Siamensis (Indochinese Spitting Cobra) (Laurenti, 1768)
- Naja Sputatrix (Javan Spitting Cobra) (Boie, 1827)
- Naja Stormsi (Storm's Water Cobra) (Dollo, 1886)
- Naja Subfulva (Brown Forest Cobra) (Laurent, 1955)
- Naja Sumatrana (Equatorial Spitting Cobra) (Muller, 1887)
NOTE :
Naja Aegyptia and Naja Nyangensis are being used as possible synonyms.