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Oligodon joynsoni

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Oligodon joynsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. joynsoni
Binomial name
Oligodon joynsoni
(M.A. Smith, 1917)
Synonyms[2]
  • Simotes longicauda joynsoni
    M.A. Smith, 1917
  • Oligodon joynsoni
    — M.A. Smith, 1943

Oligodon joynsoni, also known commonly as the gray kukri snake, grey kukri snake, and Joynson's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, joynsoni, is in honor of H.W. Joynson who collected the holotype and was a British cricketer and naturalist in Singapore.[3]

Geographic range[edit]

O. joynsoni is found in Laos, Thailand, and extreme southern China, and may also occur in adjacent Myanmar.[1][2]

Reproduction[edit]

O. joynsoni is oviparous.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Vogel, G.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon joynsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177414A1484325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177414A1484325.en. Retrieved 12 Jun 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Oligodon joynsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon joynsoni, p. 137).

Further reading[edit]

  • Smith MA (1917). "Descriptions of a New Snake and a New Frog from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (4): 276–278. (Simotes longicauda joynsoni, new subspecies, pp. 276–277).
  • 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 joynsoni, new taxonomic status and new combination, p. 218, Figure 72).

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