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Species of Thailand

Cantor's kukri snake

Oligodon cyclurus, Theodore Edward Cantor, 1839

(In Thai: งูปี่แก้วลายขีด, ngu bpi gaeow lai keed)

Cantor's Kukri Snake (Oligodon cyclurus) is a species of snake found in Asia.

Distribution

India (Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan).

Oligodon cyclurus dorsolateralis: Thailand, Myanmar (= Burma), India (Assam)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Oligodon
Species
Oligodon cyclurus

Common names

  • German: Variable Kukrinatter
  • English: Cantor's kukri snake
  • Thai:
    • งูปี่แก้วลายขีด, ngu bpi gaeow lai keed
    • งูปี่แก้วหลังลายแถบ, ngu bpi gaeow lang lai taeb

Synonyms

  • Oligodon cyclurus, Patrick David et al. (2011)
  • Oligodon cyclurus, Marc David Green et al. (2010)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Olivier S.G. Pauwels et al. (2002)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Indraneil Das (1996)
  • Olygodon sic cyclurus, Klaus-Dieter Schulz (1988)
  • Oligodon dorsolateralis, Edward Harrison Taylor (1965)
  • Oligodon cyclurus, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)
  • Holarchus purpurascens, Doris Mable Cochran (1930)
  • Simotes smithi, Franz Werner (1925)

Photos

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Range Map

Distribution map of Cantor's kukri snake, Oligodon cyclurus in Thailand
  • Mae Sot District, Tak
  • Phop Phra District, Tak
  • Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi
  • Thong Saen Khan District, Uttaradit
  • Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Umphang District, Tak
Range map of Oligodon cyclurus in Thailand