Oligodon cinereus

Oligodon cinereus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Oligodon
Species:	O. cinereus
Binomial name
	Oligodon cinereus; (Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
	Oligodon cattienensis Vassilieva, Geissler, Galoyan, Poyarkov, Van Devender & Böhme, 2013 ; Simotes swinhonis Günther, 1864 ; Simotes cinereus Günther, 1864 ; Simotes violaceus Boulenger, 1890 ;

Oligodon cinereus, the ashy kukri snake or Günther's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.^[1]^[3]

Description

See snake scales for terminology

Nasal divided; portion of rostral seen from above as long as its distance from tho frontal or a little shorter; suture between the internasals usually shorter than that between the prefrontals: frontal as long as its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals; loreal usually longer than deep; preocular single, usually with a small subocular below, between the third and fourth labials; one or two postoculars; temporals 1+2; upper labials 8, fourth and fifth entering the eye, 3 or 4 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin-shields one half or loss than one half the size of the anterior. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 160-180 (196); anal undivided; subcaudals 34–39. Pale brown, purplish or reddish above; markings on the head very indistinct; uniform above and below. Total length 30 inches; tail 3.^[4]

Distribution

Oligodon cinereus occurs in northeast India (Assam; Arunachal Pradesh), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and southern China (including Hong Kong and Hainan).^[1]^[3]

Colour morphs

This species has variable colouration, and O. cattienensis, the "Cat Tien kukri snake" was placed at species level,^[5] but is now considered a colour morph of O. cinereus.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stuart, B.L. (2010). "Oligodon cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T177409A7431518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177409A7431518.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Günther, A. 1864 The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.
^ ^a ^b Oligodon cinereus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 August 2019.
^ Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp. (Part under Simotes violaceus)
^ Vassilieva AB, Geissler P, Galoyan EA, Poyarkov NA, van Devender RW, Böhme W (2013) A new species of Kukri Snake (Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826; Squamata: Colubridae) from the Cat Tien National Park, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3702(3):233–246 (ISSN 1175-5326)

[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Stuart, B.L. (2010). "Oligodon cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T177409A7431518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177409A7431518.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Günther, A. 1864 The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.

[RDB-3] Oligodon cinereus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 August 2019.

[4] Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp. (Part under Simotes violaceus)

[5] Vassilieva AB, Geissler P, Galoyan EA, Poyarkov NA, van Devender RW, Böhme W (2013) A new species of Kukri Snake (Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826; Squamata: Colubridae) from the Cat Tien National Park, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3702(3):233–246 (ISSN 1175-5326)

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Taxon identifiers
Oligodon cinereus	Wikidata: Q2707023 Wikispecies: Oligodon cinereus ADW: Oligodon_cinereus CoL: 495ZR GBIF: 5222579 iNaturalist: 29267 IRMNG: 10996016 ITIS: 1082111 IUCN: 177409 NCBI: 186589 RD: cinereus
Oligodon cattienensis	Wikidata: Q15300420 Wikispecies: Oligodon cattienensis CoL: 495ZN GBIF: 8509248 iNaturalist: 540006 ITIS: 1082777 Open Tree of Life: 69220 RD: cattienensis