Oligodon theobaldi

Oligodon theobaldi, commonly known as the Mandalay kukri snake or Theobald's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Oligodon theobaldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. theobaldi
Binomial name
Oligodon theobaldi
(Günther, 1868)
Synonyms[2]
  • Simotes theobaldi
    Günther, 1868
  • Oligodon theobaldi
    — Wall, 1923

Etymology

The specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British herpetologist William Theobald.[3]

Geographic range

O. theobaldi is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam), Myanmar (formerly called Burma), and Thailand.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. theobaldi is forest, at altitudes of 220–680 m (720–2,230 ft).[1]

Description

O. theobaldi may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 39 cm (15 in). Its coloration resembles that of a garter snake.[5]

Reproduction

O. theobaldi is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Vogel G, Wogan G (2012). "Oligodon theobaldi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192107A2040606. https://dx.doi.org/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192107A2040606.en. Downloaded on 18 August 2020.
  2. Species Oligodon theobaldi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon theobaldi, p. 264).
  4. "Amphibians of Thailand" (PDF). Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. Das (2002).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Simotes theobaldi, p. 315).
  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Simotes theobaldi, pp. 230–231 + Plate IX, figure 3).
  • Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Oligodon theobaldi, p. 41).
  • Green, Marc D.; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Murphy, Robert W. (2010). "Toward a Phylogeny of the Kukri Snakes, Genus Oligodon ". Asian Herpetological Research 2 (1): 1-21.
  • Günther A (1868). "Sixth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 1: 413–429. (Simotes theobaldi, new species, p. 417).
  • 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 theobaldi, p. 220, Figure 74).



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