Oligodon barroni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. barroni
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Binomial name | |
Oligodon barroni (
M.A. Smith, 1916)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Oligodon barroni, or Barron's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. [1] [2]
The specific name, barroni, is in honor of Mr. P.A.R. Barron who collected the first three specimens including the holotype. [3]
O. barroni is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1]
The preferred natural habitat of O. barroni is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft). [1]
O. barroni may attain a total length (including tail) of about 40 cm (16 in). The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. [2]
O. barroni feeds predominantly on eggs of small skinks and of other reptiles. [1]
Oligodon barroni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. barroni
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Binomial name | |
Oligodon barroni (
M.A. Smith, 1916)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Oligodon barroni, or Barron's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. [1] [2]
The specific name, barroni, is in honor of Mr. P.A.R. Barron who collected the first three specimens including the holotype. [3]
O. barroni is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1]
The preferred natural habitat of O. barroni is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft). [1]
O. barroni may attain a total length (including tail) of about 40 cm (16 in). The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. [2]
O. barroni feeds predominantly on eggs of small skinks and of other reptiles. [1]