Oligodon joynsoni
Species of snake
| Oligodon joynsoni | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. joynsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon joynsoni (M.A. Smith, 1917) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oligodon joynsoni, also known commonly as the gray kukri snake, the grey kukri snake, and Joynson's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, joynsoni, is in honor of H.W. Joynson who collected the holotype and was a British cricketer and naturalist in Singapore.[3]
Geographic range
O. joynsoni is found in Laos, Thailand, and extreme southern China, and may also occur in adjacent Myanmar.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. joynsoni is forest, at altitudes of 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft).[1]
Behavior
O. joynsoni is terrestrial.[1]
Description
O. joynsoni may attain a total length of 76 cm (30 in), which includes a tail length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[4]
Reproduction
O. joynsoni is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Vogel, G.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon joynsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177414A1484325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177414A1484325.en. Retrieved 12 Jun 2023.
- ^ a b c Oligodon joynsoni 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 joynsoni, p. 137).
- ^ Smith MA (1917).
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).
- Cox MJ, van Dijk PP, Nabhitabhata J, Thirakhupt K (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. 144 pp. ISBN 978-0883590430. (Oligodon joynsoni, p. 58).
- Smith MA (1917). "Descriptions of a New Snake and a New Frog from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (4): 276–278. (Simotes longicauda joynsoni, new subspecies, pp. 276–277).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon joynsoni, new taxonomic status and new combination, p. 218, Figure 72).
External links
Data related to Oligodon joynsoni at Wikispecies
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