Oligodon octolineatus

Oligodon octolineatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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

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

Name

Oligodon octolineatus (Schneider, 1801)

• Neotype: ZMB 2099, ♂. [designated by Tillack & Günther (2009: 269)]
• Type locality: “Java” by neotype selection.

Combinations

• Elaps octolineatus Schneider, 1801: 299 [original combination]
• Coluber octolineatus — Shaw, 1802: 540 [subsequent combination]
• Coronella octolineata — Boie, 1837 [subsequent combination]
• Simotes octolineatus — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 634 [subsequent combination]
• Holarchus octolineatus — Barbour, 1912 [subsequent combination]
• Oligodon octolineatus — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.G. 1801. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Friederici Frommanni: Jenae. 364 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Tillack, F. & Günther, R. 2010. Revision of Oligodon species from Sumatra and adjacent islands, with comments on the taxonomic status of Oligodon subcarinatus (Günther, 1872) and Oligodon annulifer (Boulenger, 1893) (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(4): 265–294. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2009-16-4-265-294 [nonfunctional] Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Oligodon octolineatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 June 2023.
• Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Oligodon octolineatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192220A2057459. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192220A2057459.en. Accessed on 07 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Eight-lined Kukri Snake
Bahasa Indonesia: Birang