Oligodon nikhili

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 nikhili

Name

Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri, 1982

Type locality: S India.

Synonyms

• Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri, 1982
• Oligodon nikhili — Das, 1996: 58
• Oligodon nikhili — Whitaker & Captain, 2004

References

• Whitaker R. & Dattatri S. 1982. A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, south India (Serpentes: Colubridae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79(3): 630–631. BHL
• Whitaker, R. & Captain, A. 2004. Snakes of India. The Field Guide. Draco Books, 500 pp. Reference page. 
• Oligodon nikhili at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Nikhil's Kukri Snake