Oligodon forbesi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. forbesi |
Binomial name | |
Oligodon forbesi (Boulenger, 1883) | |
Oligodon forbesi, Forbes's kukri snake, is a species of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. It is found in Indonesia. [2]
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The streaked kukri snake is a species of nonvenomous snake found in Asia. It is also known as the variegated kukri or the Russell's kukri. The IUCN lists the species as least concern.
Oligodon nikhili, known commonly as Nikhil's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Palni Hills of southern India.
Oligodon moricei, commonly known as Morice's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Vietnam.
Oligodon ancorus, commonly known as the northern short-headed snake, is a species of colubrid snake found on the islands of Luzon and Mindoro in the Philippines, and the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. However, whether the populations from Sumatra, described as Oligodon rhombifer, belong to this species has been contested.
Oligodon annamensis, commonly known as the Annam kukri snake or Leviton’s kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake originally known from two specimens from Vietnam, where it was thought to be endemic. It has also since been found in Cambodia and Thailand.
Oligodon bitorquatus, Boie's kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
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. The snake was named for Malaysian zoologist Lim Boo Liat.
The eight-striped kukri snake, eight-lined kukri snake, or Grace's kukri snake is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The Chinese kukri snake is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The Pegu kukri snake is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Myanmar.
Oligodon formosanus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The brown kukri snake is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
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Oligodon signatus, also known as the half-keeled kukri snake, the barred kukri snake, or the banded kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
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