مارهای کبرای هند در سراسر سرزمین اصلی پیوندهای ژنتیکی مشترک دارند، در حالی که مارهای مار کبری سریلانکا یک دودمان ژنتیکی متمایز را تشکیل می دهند.

India's cobras share genetic ties across the mainland, while Sri Lankan cobras form a distinct genetic lineage

The spectacled cobra (Naja naja) is one of India's "big four" snakes responsible for most serious snakebite cases. It is currently considered one species, which lives across much of South Asia, with regional differences in color, hood markings and venom. However, it's still unclear which regional cobra populations represent separate evolutionary groups. A new study published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution…