Spot-tailed Kukri Snake Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Oligodon dorsalis
Family : Colubridae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Bengalese Kukri Snake,Gray’s Kikri Snake
Habitat : Mixed evergreen forests,tea gardens
Description : Spot-tailed kukri is a medium sized snake.Dorsally they can be dark brown with a middorsal black edged cream colored line.Two dark dorsolateral stripes are also present.On ventral side,they are black anteriorly and white or yellow posteriorly.Pupils are circular.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Chrysopelea ornata
(Ornate Flying Snake) -
Dendrelaphis tristis
(Common Bronzeback Tree Snake) -
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
(Bamboo Trinket Snake) -
Blythia reticulata
(Iridescent Snake) -
Boiga cyanea
(Green Cat Snake) -
Boiga ochracea
(Tawny Cat Snake) -
Liopeltis calamaria
(Lesser Stripe-necked Snake) -
Ahaetulla nasuta
(Vine Snake) -
Oligodon cyclurus
(Cantor’s Kukri Snake) -
Coelognathus helena
(Common Trinket Snake)
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description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015,www.indiabiodiversity.org; photo credit:Thomas Hardwicke (wikimedia.org), photo copyright: wikimedia.org. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015,www.indiabiodiversity.org; photo credit:Thomas Hardwicke (wikimedia.org), photo copyright: wikimedia.org. more information please contact with us.