Oligodon barroni

Oligodon barroni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. barroni
Binomial name
Oligodon barroni
(M.A. Smith, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • Simotes barroni
    M.A. Smith, 1916
  • Holarchus taeniatus caudaensis
    Bourret, 1934
  • Oligodon barroni
    — M.A. Smith, 1943

Oligodon barroni, or Barron's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, barroni, is in honor of Mr. P.A.R. Barron who collected the first three specimens including the holotype.[3]

Geographic range

O. barroni is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. barroni is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft).[1]

Description

O. barroni may attain a total length (including tail) of about 40 cm (16 in). The dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.[2]

Diet

O. barroni feeds predominantly on eggs of small skinks and of other reptiles.[1]

Reproduction

O. barroni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Chan-Ard, T.; Vogel, G. (2012). "Oligodon barroni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191934A2017565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191934A2017565.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Oligodon barroni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon barroni, p. 18).

Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Nabhitabhata J, Parr JWK (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Smith MA (1916). "Descriptions of Three New Lizards and a New Snake from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (1): 44–47. (Simotes barroni, new species, pp. 46–47).
  • Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon barroni, new combination, pp. 210–211, Figure 68).



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