Oligodon theobaldi

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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.

Etymology

The specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British herpetologist William Theobald.[1]

Geographic range

O. theobaldi is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam), Myanmar (formerly called Burma), and Thailand.[2]

Habitat

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Description

O. theobaldi may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its coloration resembles that of a garter snake.[4]

Reproduction

O. theobaldi is oviparous.[5]

References

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  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Oligodon theobaldi, p. 264).
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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. Template:ISBN. (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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