Oligodon barroni
Oligodon barroni, Barron's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.[1][2]
| Oligodon barroni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. barroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon barroni (M.A. Smith, 1916) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, barroni, is in honor of Mr. P.A.R. Barron who collected the first three specimens including the holotype.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. barroni is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft).[1]
Description
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]
Diet
O. barroni feeds predominantly on eggs of small skinks and of other reptiles.[1]
References
- Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Chan-Ard, T.; Vogel, G. (2012). "Oligodon barroni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191934A2017565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191934A2017565.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- Oligodon barroni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon barroni, p. 18).
Further reading
- Chan-ard T, Nabhitabhata J, Parr JWK (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0199876181.
- Smith MA (1916). "Descriptions of Three New Lizards and a New Snake from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (1): 44–47. (Simotes barroni, new species, pp. 46–47).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon barroni, new combination, pp. 210–211, Figure 68).
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