Oligodon theobaldi

Oligodon theobaldi
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. theobaldi
Binomial name
Oligodon theobaldi (Günther, 1868)
Synonyms [2]
Simotes theobaldi Günther, 1868 Oligodon theobaldi — Wall, 1923

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.

Etymology

The specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British herpetologist William Theobald. ^[3]

Geographic range

O. theobaldi is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam), Myanmar (formerly called Burma), and Thailand. ^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. theobaldi is forest, at altitudes of 220–680 m (720–2,230 ft). ^[1]

Description

O. theobaldi may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 39 cm (15 in). Its coloration resembles that of a garter snake. ^[5]

Reproduction

O. theobaldi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Vogel G, Wogan G (2012). "Oligodon theobaldi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192107A2040606. https://dx.doi.org/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192107A2040606.en. Downloaded on 18 August 2020.
2. Species Oligodon theobaldi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon theobaldi, p. 264).
4. "Amphibians of Thailand" (PDF). Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
5. Das (2002).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Simotes theobaldi, p. 315).
• Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Simotes theobaldi, pp. 230–231 + Plate IX, figure 3).
• Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN   0-88359-056-5. (Oligodon theobaldi, p. 41).
• Green, Marc D.; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Murphy, Robert W. (2010). "Toward a Phylogeny of the Kukri Snakes, Genus Oligodon ". Asian Herpetological Research2 (1): 1-21.
• Günther A (1868). "Sixth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series1: 413–429. (Simotes theobaldi, new species, p. 417).
• Smith MA (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 theobaldi, p. 220, Figure 74).

External links

• A Database of Indigenous Snake Species of Bangladesh (ISOB). http://www.snakebd.com/snakeProfile.php Archived 2019-07-16 at the Wayback Machine