The streaked kukri snake (Oligodon taeniolatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake found in Asia. It is also known as the variegated kukri. The IUCN lists the species as least concern.[2]
| Streaked kukri snake | |
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| Oligodon taeniolatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. taeniolatus
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| Oligodon taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853)
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Taxonomy edit
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]
- Oligodon taeniolatus taeniolatus (Jerdon 1853)
- Oligodon taeniolatus fasciatus (Günther 1864)
Distribution edit
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, S. Turkmenistan, E. Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Sub-species: fasciatus).
Literature edit
- Bauer, A.M. 2003 On the status of the name Oligodon taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853) and its long-ignored senior synonym and secondary homonym, Oligodon taeniolatus (Daudin, 1803). Hamadryad 27: 205–213.
- Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
- Dotsenko I B 1984 Morphological characters and ecological peculiarities of Oligodon taeniolatus (Serpentes, Colubridae). Vestnik Zoologii 1984 (4): 23-26
- Jerdon,T.C. 1853 Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Part 2. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal xxii: 522-534 [1853]
- Wall, Frank 1921 Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Papenfuss, T.; Shafiei Bafti, S.; Ananjeva, N.; Orlov, N. (2010). "Oligodon taeniolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T164701A5918964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T164701A5918964.en. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b Oligodon taeniolatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
External links edit
- http://members.fortunecity.com/ukp001/naja/colubridae/oligodon_taeniolatus.htm Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.indiansnakes.org/content/russells-kukri
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