Chinese kukri snake

Species of snake

Chinese kukri snake

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Serpentes
Family:  | Colubridae
Genus:  | Oligodon
Species:  |

O. chinensis

Binomial name
Oligodon chinensis

(Günther, 1888)

The Chinese kukri snake (Oligodon chinensis) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

## Geographic range

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The snake is found in China and Vietnam. Pham, et al. (2014) [2] reported "In Vietnam, this is a widespread species known from Lao Cai and Lang Son in the North southwards to Quang Binh and Gia Lai provinces" and provided a morphological description.

## Ecology

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Found in forest floor habitat in Vietnam; the surrounding habitat was secondary karst forest.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Lau, M.; Rao, D.-Q.; Zhou, Z. (2012). "Oligodon chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191935A2017677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191935A2017677.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. ^ a b 2014\. Anh Van Pham, Son Lan Hung Nguyen, and Truong Quang Nguyen, New records of snakes (Squamata: Serpentes) from Son La Province, Vietnam. Herpetology Notes, vol. 7:771-777

* Species Oligodon chinensis at The Reptile Database

Taxon identifiers

Oligodon chinensis|

* Wikidata: Q3020564
* Wikispecies: Oligodon chinensis
* ADW: Oligodon_chinensis
* CoL: 495ZP
* GBIF: 5222617
* iNaturalist: 29266
* IRMNG: 11043648
* ITIS: 1082110
* IUCN: 191935
* NCBI: 928511
* Observation.org: 101730
* Open Tree of Life: 762209
* RD: chinensis

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