Oligodon kheriensis

(Oligodon kheriensis)

Description

Oligodon kheriensis or the coral kukri snake is a kukri snake that was first described in 1936 from the North Kheri Division. In 2014 and 2015, dead red coral kukri snakes were found in Nainital district of Uttarakhand.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Oligodon
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