Eight-striped kukri snake

Eight-striped kukri snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Oligodon
Species:	O. octolineatus
Binomial name
Oligodon octolineatus (Schneider, 1801)

The eight-striped kukri snake, eight-lined kukri snake, or Grace's kukri snake (Oligodon octolineatus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

The species is gonochoric and reproduces sexually ^[2] with oviparity. ^[3]

The species can be found in countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Indonesia. ^[4]

References

1. Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon octolineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192220A2057459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192220A2057459.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Striped Kukri Snake - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
3. "Oligodon octolineatus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
4. Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (2014-04-22). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 501. ISBN   978-1-4822-0848-1.

• Species Oligodon octolineatus at The Reptile Database