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Species of snake

Oligodon maculatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: O. maculatus
Binomial name
Oligodon maculatus
(Taylor, 1918)

Oligodon maculatus, the spotted kukri snake, is a species of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. It is found in the Philippines.

The species, thought to be endemic to Mindanao island, has been confirmed to extend its distribution into Leyte in a published study in 2024.

References

  1. Realubit, N.; Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Oligodon maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169798A180797353. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. Oligodon maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Tirona, Andrei; Senarillos, Tristan; Ibanez, Jayson; Sanguila, Marites; Brown, Rafe (February 2024). "First new island record for the Mindanao Kukri Snake in a century: an (anomalous?) specimen of Oligodon maculatus (Taylor, 1918) from Leyte Island". Herpetology Notes. 17: 145–151 – via ResearchGate.

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Taxon identifiers
Oligodon maculatus
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