Oligodon melaneus

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 melaneus

Name

Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909

Type locality: India.

Synonyms

• Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909: 349
• Oligodon melaneus — Smith, 1943: 229
• Oligodon melaneus — Das, 1996: 58

References

• Wall, F. 1909: Notes on snakes from the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 19 : 337–357.
• 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.
• Sharma, R.C. 2004: Handbook Indian Snakes. AKHIL BOOKS, New Delhi, 292 pp.
• Oligodon melaneus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Bluebelly Kukri Snake