Oligodon dorsalis

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Gray's kukri snake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. dorsalis
Binomial name
Oligodon dorsalis
(Gray, 1834)
Synonyms [2]

Elaps dorsalisGray in Gray and Hardwicke, 1934

Oligodon dorsalis, the Bengalese kukri snake, Gray's kukri snake, or spot-tailed kukri snake, is a species of snake. It is found in Northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Khan, M.; Vogel, G.; Wogan, G. (2021). "Oligodon dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T191992A2025041. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T191992A2025041.en . Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 Oligodon dorsalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2023.

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