Species of Thailand
Theobald's kukri snake
Oligodon theobaldi
(Albert Charles Lewis Günther, 1868)
In Thai: งูปี่แก้วพม่า, ngu bpi gaeow Phama
Oligodon theobaldi, commonly known as the Mandalay kukri snake or Theobald's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British herpetologist William Theobald.
Geographic range
O. theobaldi is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam), Myanmar (formerly called Burma), and Thailand.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. theobaldi is forest, at altitudes of 220 – 680 m.
Description
O. theobaldi may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 39 cm. Its coloration resembles that of a garter snake.
Reproduction
O. theobaldi is oviparous.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Species
- Oligodon theobaldi
Common names
- English:
- Mandalay kukri snake
- Theobald's kukri snake
- Thai: งูปี่แก้วพม่า, ngu bpi gaeow Phama
Synonyms
- Oligodon theobaldi, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Oligodon theobaldi, Marc David Green et al. (2010)
- Oligodon theobaldi, Indraneil Das (1996)
- Oligodon theobaldi, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)
- Oligodon theobaldi, Frank Wall (1923)
- Simotes theobaldi, Frank Wall (1908)
- Simotes beddomii, George Albert Boulenger (1890)
- Simotes theobaldi, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1868)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Mae Wong National Park