NAJA is a genus of venomous elapid snakes known as COBRAS. Several other genera include species COMMONLY called cobras (for example the ring - necked spitting cobra and the king cobra), but members of the genus Naja are the most widespread and the most widely recognized as "true" cobras. It belongs to Elapaide family hence SCIENTIFIC name as Elapaide Naja. Variouss occur in regions THROUGHOUT Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. snakes known as cobras. Several other genera include species commonly called cobras (for example the ring - necked spitting cobra and the king cobra), but members of the genus Naja are the most widespread and the most widely recognized as "true" cobras. Various species occur in regions throughout Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.