Biology:Oligodon venustus

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Short description: Species of snake

Oligodon venustus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. venustus
Binomial name
Oligodon venustus
(Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • – Günther, 1864 Jerdon, 1853
  • – Jan, 1865 Simotes bi-notatus
  • Xenodon venustum Duméril & Bibron, 1854 (fide Smith, 1943)
  • Simotes venustus Simotes binotatus

Oligodon venustus, also known as Jerdon's kukri snake, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India (south of Goa).[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Achyuthan, N.S.; Deepak, V.; Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Oligodon venustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194917A2368521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194917A2368521.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194917/2368521. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Oligodon venustus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2020.

Further reading

  • Jerdon, T.C. 1853 Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Part 2. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal xxii: 522-534 [1853]

Wikidata ☰ Q539551 entry