Oligodon maculatus

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Oligodon maculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. maculatus
Binomial name
Oligodon maculatus
(Taylor, 1918)

Oligodon maculatus, the spotted kukri snake, is a species of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. It is found in the Philippines. [2]

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References

  1. Realubit, N.; Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Oligodon maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T169798A180797353. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. Oligodon maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database