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Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839)

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Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839)
Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839)
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCoronella albocincta Cantor, 1839
synonymCoronella puncticulatus Gray 1853 (fide Smith 1943)
synonymCoronella puncticulatus Gray, 1853
synonymOligodon albocincta Das, 1996
synonymOligodon albocinctus David et al. 2011
synonymOligodon albocinctus Smith 1943
synonymOligodon albocinctus Wall 1923
synonymOligodon albocinctus Wallach et al. 2014
synonymSimotes albocinctus Boulenger, 1890
synonymSimotes albocinctus Evans 1905
synonymSimotes amabilis Günther 1868 (fide Smith 1943)
synonymSimotes amabilis Günther, 1868
synonymSimotes punctulatus Anderson 1871
synonymSimotes punctulatus Günther 1864 (fide Smith 1943)
synonymSimotes punctulatus Günther, 1864
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Light-barred Kukri Snake
  • White-barred Kukri Snake
  • White-barred Kukri Snake, Light-barred Kukri Snake
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary

Reptile group

snakes
snakes
Diagnostic Keys
Head: 
Supralabial 7; 3rd & 4th in contact with eyes; infralabial 8-9; temporal 1+2; body bands 19-27; bands on tail 4-8; number of scales covered by each band 8-9. Maxillary teeth 10-12.
Dorsal: 
Smooth scales in 19: 17/19: 15/17 rows.
Ventral: 
177-208; anal undivided.
Sub Caudal: 
40-69; paired. Hemipenis shape non-bifurcated; reaches to 24 caudal plates. 
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  1. Purkayastha J. (2013) An Amateur’s Guide to Reptiles of Assam. EBH Publishers(India)
  2. Günther A. (1864) The reptiles of British India. London: Published for the Ray Society by Robert Hardwicke
  3. Smith M. A. (1943) The fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma including the whole of The Indo-Chinese Sub-region, Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol 3 Serpentes. Taylor & Francis, London.
  4. Boulenger G. A. (1890) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Taylor and Francis.
  5. Purkayastha J., Das S., Sengupta S. (2011) Urban herpetofauna: a case study in Guwahati City of Assam, India. Herpetology Notes, volume 4: 195-202
  6. Ao J. M., David P., Bordoloi S., Ohler A. (2004) Notes on a collection of snakes from Nagaland, Northeast India, with 19 new records for this state. Russian Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 11 (2), pp. 155 – 162
  7. David P., Das I., Vogel G. (2011) On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1–14
  8. Agarwal I., Mistry V. K., Athreya R. (2010) A preliminary checklist of the reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 17 (2), pp. 81 – 93
  9. Neang T., Grismer L. L., Daltry J. C. (2012) A new species of kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826) from the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Cardamom Mountains, southwest Cambodia. Zootaxa 3388: 41–55
  10. Das A., Saikia U., Murthy B. H. C. K., Dey S., Dutta S. K. (2009) A herpetofaunal inventory of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent regions, Assam, north-eastern India. Hamadryad Vol. 34 (1), pp. 117 – 134
  11. Hasan M. K., Feeroz M. M., Ahmed S., Ahmed A., Saha S. (2013) The confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) from Bangladesh. Taprobanica. Vol. 5 (1), pp. 77–80
  12. Green M. D. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of the snake Genus Oligodon (Serpentes: Colubridae), with an annotated checklist and key. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
  13. Laltanpuia T. C., Lalrinchhana C., Lalnunsanga, Lalrotluanga, Hmingthansanga R., Kumari A., Renthlei V., Lalrintluangi S., Lalremsanga H. T. (2008) Snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) of Mizoram University Campus, Tanhril, Aizawl with notes on their identification keys. Science Vision 8(4) 112-127 : Snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) of MiZOram University Campus
  14. Boulenger G. A. (1894) Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, London: Taylor and Francis.
  15. Whitaker R., Captain A. (2004) Snakes of India, The Field Guide. Draco Books
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
References
eng: Light-barred Kukri Snake
Curated from The Reptile Database
Cantor, T. E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [part 1]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1839: 31-34
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    📚 Natural History
    Reproduction

    Reproductive mode (Reptiles)

    Oviparous
    Oviparous
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      Size
      650 mm
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        Morphology
        Preocular: 1; Postocular: 2; Supralabials: 7 (3rd and 4th touches eye); Infralabials: 8-10; Anterior temporals: 1; Posterior temporals: 2; Dorsal scale row formula: 19:17/19:15/17. Ventrals: 177-208; Subcaudals: 40-69 (paired). Brown or red above with white or yellow coloured crossbars with black edges. An inverted white “V” shaped mark, present on head in contact with longitudinal stripe. Venter white with black spots on the edge of scales.
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          Ecology
          It feeds on lizards, amphibians and small mammals.if threatened this snake is aggressive in behaviour.
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Tropical and subtropical forests and plantations (60-1500m above msl)
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              Open forests, tea gardens.
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                Description
                Global Distribution

                India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal

                Local Distribution

                North Bengal and Sikkim; Throughout Assam

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                  Global Distribution

                  India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, China.

                  Indian Distribution

                  Assam, Sikkim; Arunachal Pradesh

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                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Demography and Conservation
                    Risk Statement
                    Schedule IV
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                      Conservation Status
                      IUCN Redlist Status: Not Evaluated
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                          📚 Uses and Management
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
                          Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
                          1. Purkayastha J. (2013) An Amateur’s Guide to Reptiles of Assam. EBH Publishers(India)
                          2. Günther A. (1864) The reptiles of British India. London: Published for the Ray Society by Robert Hardwicke
                          3. Smith M. A. (1943) The fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma including the whole of The Indo-Chinese Sub-region, Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol 3 Serpentes. Taylor & Francis, London.
                          4. Boulenger G. A. (1890) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Taylor and Francis.
                          5. Purkayastha J., Das S., Sengupta S. (2011) Urban herpetofauna: a case study in Guwahati City of Assam, India. Herpetology Notes, volume 4: 195-202
                          6. Ao J. M., David P., Bordoloi S., Ohler A. (2004) Notes on a collection of snakes from Nagaland, Northeast India, with 19 new records for this state. Russian Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 11 (2), pp. 155 – 162
                          7. David P., Das I., Vogel G. (2011) On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1–14
                          8. Agarwal I., Mistry V. K., Athreya R. (2010) A preliminary checklist of the reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 17 (2), pp. 81 – 93
                          9. Neang T., Grismer L. L., Daltry J. C. (2012) A new species of kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826) from the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Cardamom Mountains, southwest Cambodia. Zootaxa 3388: 41–55
                          10. Das A., Saikia U., Murthy B. H. C. K., Dey S., Dutta S. K. (2009) A herpetofaunal inventory of Barail Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent regions, Assam, north-eastern India. Hamadryad Vol. 34 (1), pp. 117 – 134
                          11. Hasan M. K., Feeroz M. M., Ahmed S., Ahmed A., Saha S. (2013) The confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) from Bangladesh. Taprobanica. Vol. 5 (1), pp. 77–80
                          12. Green M. D. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of the snake Genus Oligodon (Serpentes: Colubridae), with an annotated checklist and key. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
                          13. Laltanpuia T. C., Lalrinchhana C., Lalnunsanga, Lalrotluanga, Hmingthansanga R., Kumari A., Renthlei V., Lalrintluangi S., Lalremsanga H. T. (2008) Snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) of Mizoram University Campus, Tanhril, Aizawl with notes on their identification keys. Science Vision 8(4) 112-127 : Snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) of MiZOram University Campus
                          14. Boulenger G. A. (1894) Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, London: Taylor and Francis.
                          15. Whitaker R., Captain A. (2004) Snakes of India, The Field Guide. Draco Books
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018

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                          🐾 Taxonomy
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                          KingdomAnimalia
                          PhylumChordata
                          ClassReptilia
                          OrderSquamata
                          FamilyColubridae
                          GenusOligodon
                          SpeciesOligodon albocinctus (Cantor 1839)
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