Oligodon maculatus

Oligodon maculatus
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.[2]

The species, thought to be endemic to Mindanao island, has been confirmed to extend its distribution into Leyte in a published study in 2024.[3]

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.