Oligodon tillacki, Tillack's kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2] The snake is endemic to India and is widely distributed in the western parts of the country.[2]

Oligodon tillacki
From Gujarat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. tillacki
Binomial name
Oligodon tillacki

Oligodon tillacki can grow to 650 mm (25.6 in) in snout–vent length.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bandara, Sanjaya K.; Ganesh, S.R.; Kanishka, A. Suneth; Danushka, A. Dineth; Sharma, Vivek R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Ineich, Ivan; Vogel, Gernot; Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun (2022). "Taxonomic composition of the Oligodon arnensis (Shaw 1802) species complex (Squamata: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from India". Herpetologica. 78 (1): 51–73. doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-21-00026.1.
  2. ^ a b c Oligodon tillacki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 May 2024.