Oligodon taeniolatus

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Streaked kukri snake
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Oligodon taeniolatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. taeniolatus
Binomial name
Oligodon taeniolatus
(Jerdon, 1853)
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The streaked kukri snake (Oligodon taeniolatus) 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. [2]

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Taxonomy

The species was first described by the British physician and zoologist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1853 as Coronella taeniolata. [3]

There are two subspecies: [3]

Distribution

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, S. Turkmenistan, E. Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Sub-species: fasciatus).

Literature

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References

  1. Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Orlov, N.L.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Shafiei Bafti, S.; Papenfuss, T.; Borkin, L.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E.; Munkhbayar, K.; Nuridjanov, D.; Shestopal, A. (2021). "Oligodon taeniolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T164701A1069218. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164701A1069218.en . Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. Papenfuss, T., Shafiei Bafti, S., Ananjeva, N. & Orlov, N. 2010. Oligodon taeniolatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T164701A5918964. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T164701A5918964.en. Accessed on 03 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 Oligodon taeniolatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database