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Barred kukri snake

Oligodon signatus

(Albert Charles Lewis Günther, 1864)

In Thai: งูปี่แก้วหัวศร, ngu pi kaew hua sorn

Oligodon signatus, also known as the half-keeled kukri snake, the barred kukri snake, or the banded kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

The snake is found in Singapore, on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and Sarawak and Sabah in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Oligodon
Species
Oligodon signatus

Common names

  • German: Gebänderte Kukrinatter
  • English:
    • Barred kukri snake
    • Banded kukri snake
  • Thai: งูปี่แก้วหัวศร, ngu pi kaew hua sorn

Synonyms

  • Oligodon signatus, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Oligodon signatus, Frank Tillack & Rainer Günther (2010)
  • Oligodon subcarinatus, Johan van Rooijen (2009)
  • Oligodon subcarinatus, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Oligodon signatus, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Oligodon signatus, John Roscoe Hendrickson (1966)
  • Oligodon signatus, Michael Wilmer Forbes Tweedie (1954)
  • Oligodon annulifer annulata, Georg Haas (1950)
  • Simotes annulifer var. annulata, Franz Werner (1929)
  • Oligodon annulifer, Frank Wall (1923)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Photos

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Oligodon signatus - Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

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Oligodon signatus - Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

Range Map

Distribution map of Barred kukri snake, Oligodon signatus in Thailand
  • Betong District, Yala
  • Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Nam Khang National Park
  • Khao Sok National Park
Range map of Oligodon signatus in Thailand