Oligodon albocinctus
| Oligodon albocinctus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. albocinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) | |
Oligodon albocinctus, commonly known as the light-barred kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Asia.
Geographic range
It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, India (Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram [Miao - Changlang district, Chessa - Papum Pare district, Gobuk village, Yingkiong - East Siang district]), Myanmar (formerly Burma), and China (Tibet, Yunnan).
Further reading
- Boulenger, George A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. (Taylor & Francis, Printers). London. xviii + 541 pp.
- Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [parts 1 and 2]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 7: 31-34, 49-55.
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