Oligodon_fasciolatus

<i>Oligodon fasciolatus</i>

Oligodon fasciolatus

Species of snake in the family Colubridae

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]

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Geographic range

O. fasciolatus is found in southeastern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.[1][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. [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.
  2. [2]
    Oligodon fasciolatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    Fox, Alex (2 October 2020). "This Snake Slurps Organs of Living Toads in Grisly Feeding Strategy". Smithsonian. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. [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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