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.[1][2][3]
| Oligodon nikhili | |
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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. nikhili
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon nikhili | |
Etymology edit
Both the specific name, nikhili, and the common name, Nikhil's kukri snake, are in honor of Nikhil Whitaker (born 1979), the son of herpetologist Romulus Whitaker.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Thakur, S.; Mohapatra, P. (2013). "Oligodon nikhili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15199A585677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15199A585677.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Whitaker R, Captain A (2008). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Chennai, India: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN 978-8190187305.
- ^ Whitaker R, Dattatri S (1982). "A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, south India (Serpentes: Colubridae)". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (3): 630-631. (Oligodon nikhili, new species).
- ^ 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 nikhili p. 190).
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