Oligodon booliati

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Oligodon booliati
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. booliati
Binomial name
Oligodon booliati
Leong & Grismer  [ fr ], 2004
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Oligodon booliati is only known from the Tioman Island, Malaysia

Oligodon booliati, also known as the Boo-Liat's kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the Tioman Island, Malaysia. [1] [2] The snake was named for Malaysian zoologist Lim Boo Liat. [3]

Habitat and conservation

Oligodon booliati is a fossorial species that is found on leaf litter in lowland forest. Its range is restricted to the forested area of the Tioman Island, which is suffering from deforestation and could see the remaining forest disappearing in the near future. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R.; Grismer, L. (2012). "Oligodon booliati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192046A2032748. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192046A2032748.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Oligodon booliati at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2020.
  3. "Oligodon booliati LEONG & GRISMER, 2004". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 July 2020.