Re.39 OLIGODON TAENIOLATUS(Banded Kukri Snake)

 

Phylum: Chordata

Class   : Reptilia

Order  : Squamata

Family : Colubridae

Genus : Oligodon

Species : taeniolatus

DESCRIPTION

The streaked kukri snake (Oligodon taeniolatus) is a species of nonvenomous snakefound in Asia. It is also known as the variegated kukri or the Russell's kukri. The IUCN  lists the species as least concern. The species was first described by the British physician and zoologist Thomas.C. Jerdon in 1853 as Coronella taeniolata.

There are two subspecies:

·        Oligodon taeniolatus taeniolatus 

·        Oligodon taeniolatus fasciatus 

DISTRIBUTION: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, S. Turkmenistan, E. Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Sub-species: fasciatus).

IUCN Status: Least concern