| Oligodon venustus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. venustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon venustus (Jerdon, 1853) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Oligodon venustus, also known as Jerdon's kukri snake, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India (south of Goa). [1] [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.
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Craspedocephalusmalabaricus, commonly known as Malabar pit viper, Malabar rock pit viper, or rock viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the high-moderate elevations of Western Ghats of southwestern India. Recently this species complex was split into three different species, Craspedocephalus malabaricus, Craspedocephalus travancoricus, Craspedocephalus anamallensis.
Amphiesma monticola, also known as the Wynad keelback, is a harmless colubrid snake species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, where it has been recorded in the Kodagu and Wayanad regions.
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.
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 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 brevicauda, the shorthead kukri snake, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats 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.
The western kukri is a rear-fanged species of snake found mainly on the forest floor in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, usually south of the Goa Gap, a pass in the mountain range. The snakes are brown above with a dark brownish patch on the head that appears like a bird silhouette on the head. The underside is patterned in yellow and black.
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Jerdon's day gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India and Sri Lanka.
The coastal day gecko is a species of gecko found in the Western Ghats of India.
Hemidactylus subtriedrus, also known as Jerdon's gecko or Madras blotched gecko, is a species of gecko found in India and Sri Lanka.
Ophisops beddomei, commonly known as Beddome's snake-eye or Beddome’ s lacerta, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is a diurnal and fast-moving terrestrial lizard, which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Ghatixalus variabilis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It has a number of common names, including green tree frog, though it is terrestrial rather than arboreal in its life style.
Oligodon travancoricus, the Travancore kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in India.
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