| Oligodon jintakunei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (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. jintakunei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon jintakunei Pauwels, Wallach, David & Chanhome, 2002 | |
Oligodon jintakunei, also known commonly as Jintakune's kukri snake and the Krabi kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
The specific name, jintakunei, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Piboon Jintakune.
Geographic range
O. jintakunei is found in southern peninsular Thailand, in Krabi Province.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. jintakunei is forest.
Description
The holotype of O. jintakunei has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 37 cm (15 in), plus a tail length of 8 cm (3.1 in). Its coloration (in ethanol) is as follows. Dorsally, it is dark brown, with narrow whitish crossbands, 11 on the body, plus 3 on the tail. Ventrally, it is whitish. The top of the head is beige.
Behavior
Although a forest-dwelling species, O. jintakunei is not arboreal, but instead it is terrestrial.
Reproduction
O. jintakunei is oviparous.
References
- ^ Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon jintakunei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192208A2055901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192208A2055901.en. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Oligodon jintakunei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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 jintakunei, p. 134).
- Pauwels et al. (2002).
Further reading
- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Pauwels OSG, Wallach V, David P, Chanhome L (2002). "A New Species of Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from Southern Peninsular Thailand". Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 2 (2): 7–18. (Oligodon jintakunei, new species).
External links
Data related to Oligodon jintakunei at Wikispecies
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