| Oligodon joynsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. joynsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon joynsoni (M.A. Smith, 1917) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Oligodon joynsoni, also known commonly as the gray kukri snake, grey kukri snake, and Joynson's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, joynsoni, is in honor of H.W. Joynson who collected the holotype and was a British cricketer and naturalist in Singapore. [3]
O. joynsoni is found in Laos, Thailand, and extreme southern China, and may also occur in adjacent Myanmar. [1] [2]
O. joynsoni may attain a total length of 76 cm (30 in), which includes a tail length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in). [4]
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