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Oligodon albocinctus

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

Coronella albocincta Cantor, 1839

Oligodon albocinctus, also known as the light-barred kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Asia. The species was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.[2][3]

Geographic range

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It is found in Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar, Vietnam, and China (Tibet, Yunnan).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Khan, M.; Ghosh, A.; Hasan, M.K.; Wangyal, J.; Tshewang, S. (2021). "Oligodon albocinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T191908A2014057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T191908A2014057.en. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Oligodon albocinctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ Bombay Natural History Society (2005). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay Natural History Society. p. 21. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

Further reading

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  • 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.