Oligodon taeniolatus
Streaked Kukri Snake (Oligodon taeniolatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake found in Asia. Also known as the Variegated Kukri or the Russell's Kukri.
| Streaked Kukri Snake | |
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| Oligodon taeniolatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. taeniolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853) | |
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Oligodon taeniolatus (satara, maharashtra)
Distribution
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, S. Turkmenistan, E. Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Sub-species: fasciatus).
References
- 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
External links
- http://members.fortunecity.com/ukp001/naja/colubridae/oligodon_taeniolatus.htm
- Oligodon taeniolatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Oligodon_taeniolatus.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Oligodon_taeniolatus2.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Oligodon_taeniolatus3.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Oligodon_taeniolatus4.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Oligodon_taeniolatus5.jpg
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Oligodon&species=taeniolatus
- http://www.indiansnakes.org/content/russells-kukri
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