Reptilia > Squamata > Serpentes > Colubroidea > Colubridae > Colubrinae > Oligodon
Oligodon brevicauda Günther, 1862 – Striped Kukri Snake
Taxonomic Notes:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
The species inhabits in semi-evergreen and evergreen hill forests. There is very little information available about the current population status of the species. Habitat fragmentation and land conversion into tea, coffee and rubber plantations are the major threats records for the species (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
Type Locality: Anaimalai Hills (Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India)
Rare, known to be occurred in Western Ghats only (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The species inhabits in semi-evergreen and evergreen hill forests. There is very little information available about the current population status of the species. Habitat fragmentation and land conversion into tea, coffee and rubber plantations are the major threats records for the species (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
References:
Reptilia > Squamata > Serpentes > Colubroidea > Colubridae > Colubrinae > Oligodon
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Jangid, A.K. and A. Kamdar. 2023. Oligodon brevicauda Günther, 1862 – Striped Kukri Snake. Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianreptiles.org/sp/312/Oligodon-brevicauda
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