Oligodon fasciolatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. fasciolatus
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Binomial name | |
Oligodon fasciolatus (
Günther, 1864)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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]
O. fasciolatus is found in southeastern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of O. fasciolatus is forest. [1]
O. fasciolatus may attain a total length of 115 cm (45 in). [4]
O. fasciolatus is oviparous. [2]