Oligodon theobaldi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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 theobaldi

Name

Oligodon theobaldi (Günther, 1868)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.4.9, ♀, collected by W. Theobald between 1862–1873.
• Type locality: “Pegu”.

Combinations

• Simotes theobaldi Günther, 1868: 417 [original combination]
• Oligodon theobaldi — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Simotes beddomii Boulenger, 1890: 314
  • Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.3.18–19.
  • Type locality: “Wynaad”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1868. Sixth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 4 1: 413–429. BHL
• 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. 

Links

• Vogel, G. & Wogan, G. 2012. IUCN: Oligodon theobaldi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192107A2040606. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192107A2040606.en. Accessed on 23 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Theobald's Kukri Snake