Oligodon mouhoti

Oligodon mouhoti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Oligodon
Species:	O. mouhoti
Binomial name
	Oligodon mouhoti; (Boulenger, 1914)
Synonyms
	Simotes taeniatus var. mouhoti; Boulenger, 1914; Holarchus taeniatus mouhoti; (Boulenger, 1914);

Last updated November 26, 2025

Oligodon mouhoti, also known commonly as the Cambodian kukri snake and Mouhot's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

Oligodon mouhoti was named after French naturalist Henri Mouhot.^[2]^[3]^: 183

Geographic distribution

Oligodon mouhoti is found in Cambodia and Thailand, and possibly in Laos and southern Vietnam.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Oligodon mouhoti is forest, at elevations of 400–600 m (1,300–2,000 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Oligodon mouhoti is terrestrial.^[1]

Reproduction

Oligodon mouhoti is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Thy, N.; Stuart, B. (2012). "Oligodon mouhoti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T191971A2022791. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191971A2022791.en . Retrieved 10 December 2021.
1 2 3 4 "Oligodon mouhoti ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
↑ 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.

Boulenger, G.A. (1914). "Descriptions of New Reptiles from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. 1 (2): 67–70. (Simotes taeniatus var. mouhoti, new variety, p. 70).
Cochran, D.M. (1931). "The herpetological collections made by Dr. Hugh M. Smith in Siam from 1923 to 1929". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 77 (11): 1–39. (Holarchus taeniatus mouhoti, new combination, p. 29).
Cox, M.J.; van Dijk, P.P.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Thirakhupt, K. (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 978-0883590430. 144 pp. (Oligodon mouhoti, new combination, p. 60).

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Thy, N.; Stuart, B. (2012). "Oligodon mouhoti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T191971A2022791. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191971A2022791.en . Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 "Oligodon mouhoti ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[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.

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