Oligodon cruentatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon cruentatus

Name

Oligodon cruentatus (Günther, 1868)

Type locality: Myanmar (= Burma).

Synonyms

• Simotes cruentatus Günther, 1868: 417
• Oligodon cruentatus — Wall, 1923
• Oligodon cruentatus — Smith, 1943: 221
• Oligodon cruentatus — Zug et al., 1998

References

• Günther, A. 1868: Sixth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. ( 4 )1: 413–429.
• Smith, M.A. 1943: The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
• Zug, George R.; Win, Htun; Thin, Thin; Min, Than Zaw; Lhon, Win Zaw; Kyaw, Kyaw 1998: Herpetofauna of the Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, north-central Myanmar with preliminary observations of their Natural History. Hamadryad 23 (2): 111–120.
• Oligodon cruentatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Pegu Kukri Snake