Oligodon fasciolatus

Oligodon fasciolatus, commonly known as the small-banded kukri snake or the fasciolated kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2] The species is native to Southeast Asia. This snake uniquely eviscerates live poisonous toads, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian common toads), to avoid toxic white liquid the toad secretes.[3]

Oligodon fasciolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Oligodon fasciolatus
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms[2]
  • Simotes fasciolatus
    Günther, 1864
  • Simotes smithi
    Werner, 1925
  • Oligodon cyclurus smithi
    — Werner, 1925
  • Oligodon cyclurus superfluens
    Taylor, 1965
  • Oligodon fasciolatus
    Cox et al., 1998

Geographic range

O. fasciolatus is found in Cambodia, Laos, southeastern Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. fasciolatus is forest.[1]

Description

O. fasciolatus may attain a total length of 115 cm (45 in).[4]

Reproduction

O. fasciolatus is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Thy N, Chan-Ard T, Nguyen TQ (2012). "Oligodon fasciolatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192038A2031648.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Species Oligodon fasciolatus at The Reptile Database
  3. Fox, Alex (2 October 2020). "This Snake Slurps Organs of Living Toads in Grisly Feeding Strategy". Smithsonian. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. Bringsøe et al. (2020).

Further reading

  • Günther ACLG (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Simotes fasciolatus, new species, pp. 218–219 + Plate XX, figure B, two views of head).
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