Oligodon tillacki
Appearance
(Redirected from Tillack’s kukri snake)
Oligodon tillacki | |
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From Gujarat | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. tillacki
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Binomial name | |
Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, P. Campbell, Ineich , G. Vogel , & Amarasinghe, 2022[1]
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Oligodon tillacki, Tillack's kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2] The snake is endemic to India and is widely distributed in the western parts of the country.[2]
Oligodon tillacki can grow to 650 mm (25.6 in) in snout–vent length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bandara, Sanjaya K.; Ganesh, S.R.; Kanishka, A. Suneth; Danushka, A. Dineth; Sharma, Vivek R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Ineich, Ivan; Vogel, Gernot; Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun (2022). "Taxonomic composition of the Oligodon arnensis (Shaw 1802) species complex (Squamata: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from India". Herpetologica. 78 (1): 51–73. doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-21-00026.1.
- ^ a b c Oligodon tillacki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 May 2024.