Oligodon formosanus
Oligodon formosanus (Formosa kukri snake or beautiful kukri snake) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[1][2]
| Oligodon formosanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. formosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon formosanus (Günther, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Simotes formosanus Günther, 1872 | |
This snake is named after its range in Taiwan (Formosa).
Description
The scale colorings range in the brown-red spectrum. The body is a tawny light brown with two darker russet stripes running down either side of the spine, where thin black lines that break into smaller dotted patterns occasionally diagonally intersect. The underbelly is off-white.
Geographic range
The snake is found in China including Hong Kong and Hainan, Japan including Ryukyu Islands, mostly Okinawa, Miyako and Yaeyama, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.[1][2]
References
- China Snakes Working Group (2014). "Oligodon formosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T191938A2018062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T191938A2018062.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Oligodon formosanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 May 2017.
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