Oligodon affinis

Oligodon affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon affinis

Name

Oligodon affinis Günther, 1862

Type locality: India (Western Ghats south of Goa).

Synonyms

• Oligodon affinis Günther, 1862: 58
• Oligodon affinis — Smith, 1943: 230
• Oligodon affinis — Das, 1996: 57
• Oligodon affinis — Whitaker & Captain, 2004

References

• Günther, Albert 1862: On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 9: 52–67.
• Smith, M.A. 1943: The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
• Whitaker, R. & Captain, A. 2004. Snakes of India. The Field Guide. Draco Books, 500 pp. Reference page. 
• Oligodon affinis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Kukri Snake