Biology:Oligodon hamptoni
| Oligodon hamptoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. hamptoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918
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Oligodon hamptoni, also known commonly as Hampton's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, hamptoni, is in honor of Herbert Hampton, collector of the holotype.[1]
Geographic range
O. hamptoni is found in southwestern China (Yunnan),[2] and in northern Myanmar.[3][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. hamptoni is forest, at elevations of 300–1,925 m (984–6,316 ft).[2][4]
Description
O. hamptoni is strikingly colored. Dorsally, it is striped with yellow, reddish brown, bluish gray, and black. Ventrally, it is red with black bars on the body, and uniformly red on the tail. The holotype has a total length of 54 cm (21 in), which includes a tail length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon hamptoni, p. 115).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Oligodon hamptoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1918). "Description of a new Snake of the Genus Oligodon from Upper Burma". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1918: 9–10. (Oligodon hamptoni, new species, pp. 9–10, Text-figure 1, three views of head and neck).
- Lee JL, Yang J-H, Yushchenko P, Poyarkiov NA Jr (2021). "Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China". Herpetozoa 34: 13–21.
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon hamptoni, pp. 235–236).
Wikidata ☰ Q3350518 entry
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