Oligodon albocinctus

Oligodon albocinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Oligodon
Species: O. albocinctus
Binomial name
Oligodon albocinctus
(Cantor, 1839)

Oligodon albocinctus, commonly known as the light-barred kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Asia.

Geographic range

It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, India (Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram [Miao - Changlang district, Chessa - Papum Pare district, Gobuk village, Yingkiong - East Siang district]), Myanmar (formerly Burma), and China (Tibet, Yunnan).

Further reading

  • Boulenger, George A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. (Taylor & Francis, Printers). London. xviii + 541 pp.
  • Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [parts 1 and 2]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 7: 31-34, 49-55.


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