---
title: "Indochinese brilslang"
description: "Naja atra — Reptielen. The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/chinese-cobra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indochinese brilslang

> Naja atra — Reptielen. The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and islands.

- Scientific name: *Naja atra*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1843
- Wikidata: [Q2351506](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2351506)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30492](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30492)

## Names

- en: Chinese Cobra
- de: Chinesische Kobra
- fr: Cobra chinois
- nl: Indochinese brilslang
- pl: Kobra pospolita

## Countries with the most observations

TW (608), CN (522), HK (507), VN (56), MO (26)

## Summary

The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and islands. It is one of the most prevalent venomous snakes in China, which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.

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

## Photo

![Indochinese brilslang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-cobra/medium.jpg)

Photo: 周铮 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/376711659

## Machine access

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