On the Clutch Size of the Egyptian Cobra Naja haje haje (L.) of the Moscow Zoo

Dmitri B. Vassiliev

Abstract


Several years’ experience in captive husbandry and breeding of the nominative subspecies of the Egyptian Cobra at the Moscow Zoo is summarized. The data on the clutch size, which is much larger then any previously known one, are given.


Keywords


Egyptian cobra; clutch size; captive breeding; Moscow Zoo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-1995-2-2-178

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