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Cantor's kukri snake

Oligodon cyclurus

(Theodore Edward Cantor, 1839)

In Thai: งูปี่แก้วลายขีด, ngu bpi gaeow lai keed

Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor's kukri snake) is a species of snake found in Asia. It was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.

Distribution

India (Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan).

Oligodon cyclurus dorsolateralis: Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), India (Assam).

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Oligodon
Species
Oligodon cyclurus

Common names

  • German: Variable Kukrinatter
  • English: Cantor's kukri snake
  • Thai:
    • งูปี่แก้วลายขีด, ngu bpi gaeow lai keed
    • งูปี่แก้วหลังลายแถบ, ngu bpi gaeow lang lai taeb

Synonyms

  • Oligodon cyclurus, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Oligodon cyclurus, Patrick David et al. (2011)
  • Oligodon cyclurus, Marc David Green et al. (2010)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Olivier S.G. Pauwels et al. (2002)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Indraneil Das (1996)
  • Olygodon sic cyclurus, Klaus-Dieter Schulz (1988)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Edward Harrison Taylor (1965)
  • Oligodon cyclurus, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)
  • Holarchus purpurascens, Doris Mable Cochran (1930)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Photos

No photo for this species yet

Range Map

Distribution map of Cantor's kukri snake, Oligodon cyclurus in Thailand
  • Mae Sot District, Tak
  • Phop Phra District, Tak
  • Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi
  • Thong Saen Khan District, Uttaradit
  • Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Umphang District, Tak
Range map of Oligodon cyclurus in Thailand