Oligodon mcdougalli

Oligodon mcdougalli
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Oligodon
Species:	O. mcdougalli
Binomial name
Oligodon mcdougalli Wall, 1905

Oligodon mcdougalli, also known commonly as the Arakan kukri snake and McDougall's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Myanmar ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, mcdougalli, is in honor of a Mr. E. McDougall who collected the holotype. ^{[3] : 173}

Geographic distribution

Oligodon mcdougalli is only known from two coastal areas in Rakhine State (formerly Arakan State), at elevations below 125 m (410 ft). ^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Oligodon mcdougalli is forest. ^[1]

Reproduction

Oligodon mcdougalli is oviparous. ^[2]

Conservation status

Although only three specimens are known, Oligodon mcdougalli has been classified as of "least concern" because its distribution area has relatively pristine lowland tropical forests and there are no known threats. ^[1]

References

1. Wogan, G. (2012). "Oligodon mcdougalli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192027A2030257. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192027A2030257.en . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
2. Oligodon mcdougalli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 7 November 2023.
3. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

• Dowling, H.G.; Jenner, J.V. (1989). "The Snakes of Burma II. Rediscovery of the Type Specimen of Oligodon mcdougalli with a Discussion of its Relationships". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 86 (1): 46–49.
• Smith, M.A. (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon mcdougalli, p. 234).
• Wall, F. (1905). "Description of a New Snake from Burma. Oligodon McDougalli ". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 16: 251–252.
• Wogan, G.O.U.; Vindum, J.V.; Wilkinson, J.A.; Koo, M.S.; Slowinski, J.B.; Win, H.; Thin, T.; Gyi, S.W.; Oo, S.L.; Lwin, K.S.; Shein, A.K. (2008). "New Country records and range extensions for Myanmar amphibians and reptiles". Hamadryad. 33 (1): 83–96.