| Oligodon lacroixi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. lacroixi |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon lacroixi | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oligodon lacroixi, commonly known as the Lacroix kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. [2]
The specific name, lacroixi, is in honor of French mineralogist Alfred Lacroix. [3]
O. lacroixi is found in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, and in northern Vietnam. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of O. lacroixi is forest, at altitudes of 1,400–1,900 m (4,600–6,200 ft). [1]
O. lacroixi is terrestrial and nocturnal. [1]
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