Oligodon arnensis

Oligodon arnensis

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 arnensis

Name

Oligodon arnensis (Shaw, 1802)

Synonyms

• Coluber arnensis Shaw, 1802: 526
• Coluber russelius Daudin, 1803 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Coronella Russelii — Schlegel 1837: 79 (fide Duméril et al., 1854)
• Simotes Russelii — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 628
• Simotes albiventer Günther, 1864 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Simotes arnensis — Boulenger, 1890
• Simotes arnensis — Wall, 1908
• Oligodon arnensis — Wall, 1921: 231
• Oligodon arnensis — Smith, 1943: 225
• Oligodon arnensis — Das, 1996: 57

References

• Shaw, G. 1802: General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 1 + 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313–615.
• Wall, F. 1907: Notes on Snakes collected in Fyzabad. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18: 101–129.
• 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.
• Oligodon arnensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Russet Kukri Snake, Common kukri snake, Banded kukri