Oligodon planiceps

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 planiceps

Name

Oligodon planiceps (Boulenger, 1888)

• Holotype: MSNG 30257, collected by G.B. Comotto in 1887.
• Type locality: “Minhlà”.

Combinations

• Simotes planiceps Boulenger, 1888: 597 [original combination]
• Oligodon planiceps — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]
• Holarchus planiceps — Pope, 1935 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1888. An account of the Reptilia obtained in Burma, north of Tenasserim, by M.L. Fea, of the Genoa Civic Museum. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Series 2) 26: 593–604. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oligodon planiceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 December 2022.
• Wogan, G., Richman, N. & Bohm, M. 2012. IUCN: Oligodon planiceps  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T177418A1484873. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177418A1484873.en. Accessed on 25 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Flat-headed Kukri Snake