| Oligodon fasciolatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. fasciolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon fasciolatus (Günther, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
Oligodon fasciolatus, commonly known as the small-banded kukri snake or the fasciolated kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. 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.
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Eating an Asian common toad
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Eating a banded bullfrog
Geographic range
O. fasciolatus is found in southeastern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. fasciolatus is forest.
Description
O. fasciolatus may attain a total length of 115 cm (45 in).
Reproduction
O. fasciolatus is oviparous.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oligodon fasciolatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
- Fox, Alex (2 October 2020). "This Snake Slurps Organs of Living Toads in Grisly Feeding Strategy". Smithsonian. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- 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).
External links
- See also Duttaphrynus melanostictus for:
- Bringsøe H, Suthanthangjai M, Suthanthangjai W, Nimnuan K (2020). "Eviscerated alive: Novel and macabre feeding strategy in Oligodon fasciolatus (Günther, 1864) eating organs of Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) in Thailand". Herpetozoa 33: 157–163. Published online September 11, 2020. doi:10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e57096.
- Garcia de Jesus E (2020). "This snake rips a hole in living toads’ stomachs to feast on their organs". ScienceNews, October 2, 2020.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Oligodon fasciolatus | |
| Simotes fasciolatus | |
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