Oligodon jintakunei, also known commonly as Jintakune's kukri snake and the Krabi kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. jintakunei
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon jintakunei | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, jintakunei, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Piboon Jintakune.[3]
Geographic range
editO. jintakunei is found in southern peninsular Thailand, in Krabi Province.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of O. jintakunei is forest.[1]
Description
editThe holotype of O. jintakunei has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 37 cm (15 in), plus a tail length of 8 cm (3.1 in). Its coloration (in ethanol) is as follows. Dorsally, it is dark brown, with narrow whitish crossbands, 11 on the body, plus 3 on the tail. Ventrally, it is whitish. The top of the head is beige.[4]
Behavior
editAlthough a forest-dwelling species, O. jintakunei is not arboreal, but instead it is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon jintakunei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192208A2055901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192208A2055901.en. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Oligodon jintakunei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon jintakunei, p. 134).
- ^ Pauwels et al. (2002).
Further reading
edit- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Pauwels OSG, Wallach V, David P, Chanhome L (2002). "A New Species of Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from Southern Peninsular Thailand". Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 2 (2): 7–18. (Oligodon jintakunei, new species).
External links
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Data related to Oligodon jintakunei at Wikispecies
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