Oligodon deuvei

Oligodon deuvei is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[3] The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Oligodon deuvei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. deuvei
Binomial name
Oligodon deuvei

Etymology

The specific name, deuvei, is in honor of Jean Deuve (1918–2008) who was a French military officer and amateur naturalist.[4]

Geographic range

O. deuvei is found in Cambodia, southern Vietnam, and Laos; it is expected to occur in northeastern Thailand.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. deuvei is forest, but it is also found in gardens.[1]

Description

O. deuvei differs from other known species of its group (the O. taeniatus group) by the combination of 12–15 maxillary teeth, 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, approximately seven supralabials, the absence of dorsal and tail blotches, and the presence of a single vertebral black stripe, which is usually orange or red. O. deuvei is most similar to O. barroni, but differs from the latter by having more maxillary teeth and its absence of dorsal and tail marks.[2]

Behavior

O. deuvei is terrestrial, semiaquatic, crepuscular and diurnal.[1]

Diet

O. deuvei preys predominately upon frogs and tadpoles.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of O. deuvei is unknown.[1][3]

References
  1. Nguyen, T.Q.; Thy, N. (2012). "Oligodon deuvei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T193447A2236969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T193447A2236969.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. David P, Vogel G, van Rooijen J (2008). "A revision of the Oligodon taeniatus (Günther, 1861) group (Squamata: Colubridae), with the description of three new species from the Indochinese Region" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1965: 1–49. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1965.1.1. (Oligodon deuvei, new species, p. 28).
  3. Oligodon deuvei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 September 2016.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5 (Oligodon deuvei, p. 71).

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