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Oligodon joynsoni

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Oligodon joynsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:
O. joynsoni
Binomial name
Oligodon joynsoni
(M.A. Smith, 1917)
Synonyms[2]
  • Simotes longicauda joynsoni
    M.A. Smith, 1917
  • Oligodon joynsoni
    — M.A. Smith, 1943

Oligodon joynsoni, also known commonly as the gray kukri snake, the grey kukri snake, and Joynson's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

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The specific name, joynsoni, is in honor of H.W. Joynson who collected the holotype and was a British cricketer and naturalist in Singapore.[3]

Geographic range

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O. joynsoni is found in Laos, Thailand, and extreme southern China, and may also occur in adjacent Myanmar.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of O. joynsoni is forest, at altitudes of 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft).[1]

Behavior

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O. joynsoni is terrestrial.[1]

Description

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O. joynsoni may attain a total length of 76 cm (30 in), which includes a tail length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[4]

Reproduction

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O. joynsoni is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Vogel, G.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon joynsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177414A1484325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177414A1484325.en. Retrieved 12 Jun 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Oligodon joynsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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 joynsoni, p. 137).
  4. ^ Smith MA (1917).

Further reading

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  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (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).
  • Cox MJ, van Dijk PP, Nabhitabhata J, Thirakhupt K (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. 144 pp. ISBN 978-0883590430. (Oligodon joynsoni, p. 58).
  • Smith MA (1917). "Descriptions of a New Snake and a New Frog from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (4): 276–278. (Simotes longicauda joynsoni, new subspecies, pp. 276–277).
  • 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 joynsoni, new taxonomic status and new combination, p. 218, Figure 72).
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