---
title: "Sunda-Königskobra"
description: "Ophiophagus bungarus — Reptilien. Ophiophagus bungarus, the Sunda king cobra, is a species of king cobra that inhabits areas south of the Kra Isthmus or land bridge joining the Malay Peninsula with the rest of southeast Asia or Indochina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/sunda-king-cobra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sunda-Königskobra

> Ophiophagus bungarus — Reptilien. Ophiophagus bungarus, the Sunda king cobra, is a species of king cobra that inhabits areas south of the Kra Isthmus or land bridge joining the Malay Peninsula with the rest of southeast Asia or Indochina.

- Scientific name: *Ophiophagus bungarus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 557
- iNaturalist taxon: [1629671](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1629671)

## Names

- en: Sunda King Cobra
- de: Sunda-Königskobra
- es: Cobra Real de Sonda

## Countries with the most observations

SG (275), ID (109), MY (64), TH (47), PH (6)

## Summary

Ophiophagus bungarus, the Sunda king cobra, is a species of king cobra that inhabits areas south of the Kra Isthmus or land bridge joining the Malay Peninsula with the rest of southeast Asia or Indochina. The countries it is found in include southern Thailand (deep south), western Malaysia, Singapore and offshore islands, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, and some of the islands of the southern Philippines Archipelago.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiophagus_bungarus

## Photo

![Sunda-Königskobra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sunda-king-cobra/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Holle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320344115

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sunda-king-cobra?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).