Oligodon cyclurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor, 1839)

• Neotype: BMNH 1940.3.4.41, adult ♂. [designated by David, Das & Vogel (2011: 2)]
• Type locality: “Subdistrict of Kaligunj, Lalmonirhat District, near Rangpur, Bangladesh” via neotype designation.

Combinations

• Coronella cyclura Cantor, 1839: 50 [original combination]
• Simotes cyclurus — Boulenger, 1890: 311 [subsequent combination]
• Holarchus cyclurus — Smith, 1920: 96 [subsequent combination]
• Oligodon cyclurus — Smith, 1943: 202 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coronella violacea Cantor, 1839: 50
  • Holotype: Unknwon, probably lost.
  • Type locality: “Rungpore”.
• Simotes bicatenatus Günther, 1864: 217
  • Holotype: BMNH.
  • Type locality: “British India”.
• Simotes cochinchinensis Günther, 1864: 219
  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.3, juvenile indet., collected by M. Mouhot.
  • Type locality: “Lao Mountains”.

References

Primary references

• Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium Serpentium Indicorum B. Innocuous Serpents. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7(1): 49–55. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page. 
• David, P., Das, I. & Vogel, G. 2011. On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799(1): 1–14. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2799.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Stuart, B.L., Vogel, G., Wogan, G., Ghosh, A. & Khan, M. 2021. IUCN: Oligodon cyclurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T127903655A1483919. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T127903655A1483919.en. Accessed on 07 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Northeast Indian Kukri Snake