Abor Hills kukri snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. melanozonatus |
Binomial name | |
Oligodon melanozonatus Wall, 1922 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Oligodon melanozonotus – erroneous spelling |
Oligodon melanozonatus, also known as the Abor Hills kukri snake, is a species of snake found in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India and Tibet in Southwest China. [2]
Oligodon is genus of colubrid snakes that was first described by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. This genus is widespread throughout central and tropical Asia. The snakes of this genus are commonly known as kukri snakes.
Oligodon albocinctus, also known as the light-barred kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Asia. The species was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.
The banded kukri snake, russet kukri snake, or common kukri snake,, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid found mainly in South Asia.
Oligodon cyclurus is a species of snake found in Asia. It was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.
Oligodon dorsalis, the Bengalese kukri snake, Gray's kukri snake, or spot-tailed kukri snake, is a species of snake. It is found in Northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand.
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 erythrorhachis, the Namsang kukri snake, is a species of snake found in India.
Oligodon juglandifer, the walnut kukri snake, is a species of snake found in northeastern India.
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 cinereus, the ashy kukri snake or Günther's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Oligodon woodmasoni, the yellow-striped kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India.
Oligodon theobaldi, commonly known as the Mandalay kukri snake or Theobald's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Oligodon kheriensis, also known as the coral red kukri snake, is a Kukri snake that was first described in 1936 from the North Kheri Division in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Oligodon calamarius is a species of nonvenomous colubrid endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known as කබර දත්-කැටියා in Sinhala.
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 barroni, Barron's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Oligodon formosanus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Oligodon lacroixi, commonly known as the Lacroix kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Oligodon catenatus, the Assam kukri snake, is a species of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. It is found in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Laos.