Oligodon woodmasoni

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 woodmasoni

Name

Oligodon woodmasoni (Sclater, 1891)

• Syntypes (n=2): ZSI 8459 (formerly IMC 8459), collected by J. Wood-Mason in 1872 [Andaman] and ZSI 12547 (formerly IMC 12547), collected by F.A. de Roepstorff [Nicobar].
• Type locality: “Andamans” and “Nicobars”.

Combinations

• Simotes woodmasoni Sclater, 1891: 235 [original combination]
• Oligodon woodmasoni — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India: Nicobar Islands: Camorta, Tinkat, Katchall, Tarasa, Tillangchong, Chowra and Bompoka.

References

Primary references

• Sclater, W.L. 1891. Notes on a collection of snakes in the Indian Museum, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the asiatic Society of Bengal LX: 230–250. BHL

Additional references

• Vijayakumar, S.P. & David, P. 2006. Taxonomy, Natural History, and Distribution of the Snakes of the Nicobar Islands (India), Based on New Materials and with an Emphasis on Endemic Species. Russian Journal of Herpetology 13(1): 11–40.

Links

• Mohapatra, P. 2021. IUCN: Oligodon woodmasoni  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T202847A2757306. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202847A2757306.en. Accessed on 18 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Woodmason's Kukri Snake