Oligodon fasciolatus

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Oligodon fasciolatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Oligodon fasciolatus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms [2]
  • Simotes fasciolatus
    Günther, 1864
  • Simotes smithi
    Werner, 1925
  • Oligodon cyclurus smithi
    — Werner, 1925
  • Oligodon cyclurus superfluens
    Taylor, 1965
  • Oligodon fasciolatus
    Cox et al., 1998

Oligodon fasciolatus, commonly known as the small-banded kukri snake or the fasciolated kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [2] The species is native to Southeast Asia. This snake uniquely eviscerates live poisonous toads, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian common toads), to avoid toxic white liquid the toad secretes. [3]

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Geographic range

O. fasciolatus is found in southeastern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. fasciolatus is forest. [1]

Description

O. fasciolatus may attain a total length of 115 cm (45 in). [4]

Reproduction

O. fasciolatus is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Thy N; Chan-Ard T; Nguyen TQ (2012). "Oligodon fasciolatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192038A2031648.en .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Oligodon fasciolatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 December 2018.
  3. Fox, Alex (2 October 2020). "This Snake Slurps Organs of Living Toads in Grisly Feeding Strategy". Smithsonian . Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. Bringsøe et al. (2020).

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