Oligodon forbesi

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 forbesi

Name

Oligodon forbesi (Boulenger, 1883)

Type locality: "Timor Laut Islands" (= Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia).

Synonyms

• Simotes forbesi Boulenger, 1883
• Oligodon forbesi — How & Kitchener, 1997

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1883: Report on a collection of reptiles and batrachians from the Timor Laut Islands, formed by Mr. H. O. Forbes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1883: 386–388.
• How, R.A.; Kitchner, D.J. 1997: Biogeography of Indonesian snakes. Journal of Biogeography 24 : (725-735).
• Oligodon forbesi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Forbes' Kukri Snake