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Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)

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Oligodon in general

Broadley, D.G. 1979. Predation on reptile eggs by African snakes of the genus Prosymna. Herpetologica 35(4): 338-341.

Chernov, S.A. 1935. Two specimens of the genus Oligodon (Ophidia, Colubridae) in the Soviet Union. C. R. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. N.S. 1(5): 348-352.

Dring, J.C.M.; McCarthy, C.J.; Whitten, A.J. 1990. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Indo-Malayan Zoology 6(1): 119-132.

Green, M.D. 2010. Molecular phylogeny of the snake genus Oligodon (Serpentes: Colubridae), with an annotated checklist and key. M.Sc. thesis, University of Toronto. 161 pp.

Green, M.D.; Orlov, N.L.; Murphy, R.W. 2010. Toward a phylogeny of the Kukri Snakes, genus Oligodon. Asian Herpetological Research 1(1): 1-21.

Hoser, R.T. 2012. A review of Kukri Snakes, currently referred to the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826, with a division into twelve genera, four further subgenera and the creation of a tribe to accommodate them (Serpentes: Colubridae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13: 15-34.

Hoser, R.T. 2014. Smythkukri hunneangorum a new species of Kukri Snake from Cambodia (Serpentes: Oligodonini: Smythkukri; Geddykukrius). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 23: 10-12.

Leviton, A.E. 1963. Contribution to a review of Philippine snakes. 1. The snakes of the genus Oligodon. Philippine Journal of Science 91 [1962]: 459-484.

Peters, W.C.H. 1874. Über einige neue Reptilien (Lacerta, Eremias, Diploglossus, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Sepsina, Ablepharus, Simotes, Onychocephalus). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874(June): 368-377.

Schulz, K.D. 1987. Erfahrungen mit Kukri-Nattern der Gattung Oligodon (Boie 1827). Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 10(52): 32-34.

Schulz, K.D. 1988. Experiences with the kukri snakes of the genus Oligodon (Boie 1827). Snake Keeper 2(9): 5-7.

Tillack, F.; Günther, R. 2009. Revision of the species of Oligodon from Sumatra and adjacent islands, with comments on the taxonomic status of Oligodon subcarinatus (Gunther, 1872) and Oligodon annulifer (Boulenger, 1893) from Borneo (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(4): 265-294.

Toriba, M. 1987. Feeding behaviour of two species of the genus Oligodon from China. The Snake 19(1): 5-9.

Wagner, F.W. 1975. A revision of the Asian colubrid snakes Oligodon cinereus (Günther), Oligodon joynsoni (Smith), and Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor). Unpublished MS thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 97 pp.

Wall, F. 1923. A review of the Indian species of the genus Oligodon suppressing the genus Simotes. Records of the Indian Museum 25: 305-334.

Oligodon albocinctus

Hasan, M.K.; Feeroz, M.M.; Ahmed, S.; Ahmed, A.; Saha, S. 2013. The confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) from Bangladesh. Taprobanica 5(1): 77-80.

Mathew, R. 2007. Additions to the snake fauna of Mizoram. Cobra (Chennai) 1(1): 5-9.

Mitra, A. 2009. New records of snakes from district Trashigang, eastern Bhutan. Bioscan 4(1): 15-20.

Zhang, J.; Jang, K.; Li, P.P.; Hou, M.; Rao, D.Q. 2011. [Taxonomic revisions on genus Oligodon of China (Serpentes, Colubridae)]. (In Chinese, English resume). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36(2): 423-430.

Oligodon ancorus

Supsup, C.E. 2016. Geographic distribution: Oligodon ancorus (Northern Short-headed Snake). Herpetological Review 47(3): 428.

Taylor, E.H. 1918. Two new snakes of the genus Holarchus, with descriptions of other Philippine species. Journal Sci. Manila 13(D): 359-367.

Tillack, F. 2008. Oligodon rhombifer Werner, 1924, a junior synonym of Oligodon ancorus (Girard, 1857) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 15(2): 122-128.

Oligodon annamensis

Leviton, A.E. 1953. A new snake of the genus Oligodon from Annam. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 43(12): 422-424.

Leviton, A.E. 1960. Notes on the second specimen of the snake Oligodon annamensis Leviton. Wasmann Journal of Biology 18: 305-307.

Seiha, H. 2013. First record of Oligodon annamensis Leviton, 1953 (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Cardamom Mountains of southwest Cambodia. Herpetology Notes 6: 271-273.

Oligodon annulifer

Oligodon arnensis

Abyerami, S.; Sivashanthini, K. 2008. Diversity of snakes from the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11(16): 1969-1978.

Alcazar, C.A.N.; Rodríguez-Romero, F. 2012. Natural history notes: Oligodon arnensis (Common Kukri Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 43(1): 150.

Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1936. The snake Oligodon albiventer (Gunther). Ceylon Journal of Science (B) 20(1): 89-91.

Jadhav, M.; Mahabal, A.; Desai, V.; Shrivastav, J. 2014. A case of total albinism in Common Kukri Snake Oligodon arnensis (Colubridae) with an unusual colour pattern. Reptile Rap 16: 3-5.

Khaire, N. 1977. Snake collecting in Matheran. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 2(1): 10-11.

Kiran, U. 1977. Functional morphology of the mid-mandibular articulation in Oligodon arnensis (Shaw) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Snake 14(2): 83-90.

Kiran, U. 1980. Role of the premaxilla in rostral kinesis in Oligodon arnensis (Shaw) (Serpentes: Colubridae) and Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppell (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Annals of Zoology (Agra) 16(3): 113-123.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1995. Reptilia and Amphibia. pp. 507-560. In: Ghosh, A.K. (ed.). Fauna of Chilka Lake. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 672 pp.

Pal, A.; Dey, S.; Roy, U.S. 2012. Seasonal diversity and abundance of herpetofauna in and around an industrial city of West Bengal, India. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation 7(4): 281-286.

Vyas, R. 2012. Albinismus bei zwei indischen Nattern, Oligodon arnensis und Coeloghnathus helena [Albinism in two Indian colubrine snakes, Oligodon arnensis and Coelognathus helena]. Sauria (Berlin) 34(3): 57-61.

Wall, F. 1909. Extension of the habitat of the common Kukri snake (Simotes arnensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 19: 532-533.

Oligodon barroni

Bourret, R. 1934. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. III. Ophidiens d'Annam et du moyen Laos. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 13(9): 167-176.

David, P.; Vogel, G.; Rooijen, J. van 2008. A revision of the Oligodon taeniatus (Gunther, 1861) group (Squamata: Colubridae), with the description of three new species from the Indochinese region. Zootaxa 1965: 1-49.

Smith, M.A. 1916. Descriptions of three new lizards and a new snake from Siam. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2(1): 44-47.

Oligodon bitorquatus

Lilley, R. 2013. Geographic distribution: Oligodon bitorquatus (Boie’s Kukri Snake). Indonesia: Bali. Herpetological Review 44(1): 110.

Oligodon booliati

Leong, T.M.; Grismer, L.L. 2004. A new species of kukri snake, Oligodon (Colubridae), from Pulau Tioman, West Malaysia. Asiatic Herpetological Research 10: 12-16.

Taylor, E.H. 1962. New Oriental reptiles. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43: 209-263.

Oligodon brevicauda

Seshadri, K.S. 2014. Display behaviour in response to a perceived threat by Indian Short-headed Kukri Snake Oligodon brevicaudus (Gunther, 1862) (Squamata: Colubridae). Herpetology Notes 7: 447-450.

Oligodon calamarius

Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. 2009. Prädation von Oligodon calamarius (Linnaeus 1758) durch Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus 1758) im Atweltota Forest in Sri Lanka beobachtet. Sauria (Berlin) 31(4): 51-52.

Velauthem, V.A.; Jayaneththi, H.B. 2016. Sri Lanka-Wolfszahnnatter, Lycodon carinatus (Kuhl, 1820), frisst Templetons Kukrinatter, Oligodon calamarius (Linnaeus, 1754), im Sinharaja-Regenwald, Sri Lanka. Sauria (Berlin) 38(4): 60-62.

Oligodon catenatus

Boulenger, G.A. 1905. Descriptions of two new snakes from Upper Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 235-236.

Gong, S.P.; Auer, M.; Zhang, Y.Y.; Zhong, G.F.; Zeng, J.D. 2007. [A new record of Oligodon catenata in Guangdong Province, China]. (In Chinese, English summary). Chinese Journal of Zoology 42(6): 149-150.

Pellegrin, J. 1910. Description d'une variete nouvelle de l'Oligodon herberti Boulenger, provenant du Tonkin. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 35: 30-32.

Oligodon cinereus

Agarwal, I.; Mistry, V.K.; Athreya, R. 2010. A preliminary checklist of the reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 81-93.

Bourret, R. 1934. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. IV. Sur une collection d'ophidiens de Cochinchine et du Cambodge. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 14(1): 5-17.

Bourret, R. 1935. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. X. Les serpents de la station d'altitude du Tam-dao. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 14(8): 259-271.

Bourret, R. 1940. Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine francaise. XVIII. reptiles et batraciens recus au Laboratoire des Sciences Naturelle de l'Université au cours de l'année 1939. Descriptions de quatre espèces et d'une variété nouvelles. Bulletin General de l'Instruction Publique (Hanoi) 18(4) (annexe): 5-39.

Cheke, A.S. 1973. Snakes at Chiang Mai University. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 24(3-4): 469-471.

David, P.; Das, I.; Vogel, G. 2011. On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1-14.

Geissler, P.; Krohn, A.R.; Rennert, D. 2011. Herpetofaunal records in coastal dune areas, Binh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam, with the rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(4): 317-324.

Luu, V.Q.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Pham, C.T.; Dang, K.N.; Vu, T.N.; Miskovic, S.; Bonkowski, M.; Ziegler, T. 2013. No end in sight? Further new records of amphibians and reptiles from Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Biodiversity Journal 4(2): 285-300.

Nguyen, T.Q.; Phung, T.M.; Schneider, N.; Botov, A.; Tran, D.T.A.; Ziegler, T. 2014. New records of amphibians and reptiles from southern Vietnam. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 63(2): 148-156.

Vassilieva, A.B.; Geissler, P.; Galoyan, E.A.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Devender, R.W. van; Böhme, W. 2013. A new species of kukri snake (Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826; Squamata: Colubridae) from the Cat Tien National Park, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3702(3): 233-246.

Wagner, F.W. 1975. A revision of the Asian colubrid snakes Oligodon cinereus (Günther), Oligodon joynsoni (Smith), and Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor). Unpublished MS thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 97 pp.

Zhang, J.; Jang, K.; Li, P.P.; Hou, M.; Rao, D.Q. 2011. [Taxonomic revisions on genus Oligodon of China (Serpentes, Colubridae)]. (In Chinese, English resume). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36(2): 423-430.

Oligodon condaoensis

Nguyen, S.N.; Nguyen, V.D.H.; Le, S.H.; Murphy, R.W. 2016. A new species of kukri snake (Squamata: Colubridae: Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826) from Con Dao Islands, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 4139(2): 261-273.

Oligodon culaochamensis

Nguyen, S.N.; Nguyen, L.T.; Nguyen, V.D.H.; Phan, H.T.; Jiang, K.; Murphy, R.W. 2017. A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Cu Lao Cham Islands, central Vietnam. Zootaxa 4286(3): 333–346.

Oligodon cyclurus

Campden-Main, S.M. 1970. The identity of Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor, 1839) and revalidation of Oligodon brevicauda (Steindachner, 1867) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 82: 763-766.

Cheke, A.S. 1973. Snakes at Chiang Mai University. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 24(3-4): 469-471.

Das, I. 2004. On neotype designations for Coronella cyclura Cantor, 1839 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Hamadryad 29(1): 133-134.

David, P.; Das, I.; Vogel, G. 2011. On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1-14.

David, P.; Vogel, G.; Pauwels, O.S.G. 2008. A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from southern Vietnam and Cambodia. Zootaxa 1939: 19-37.

Gairdner, K.G. 1915. Notes on the fauna and flora of Ratburi and Petchaburi districts (Part II). Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 1(3): 131-156.

Mitra, A. 2009. New records of snakes from district Trashigang, eastern Bhutan. Bioscan 4(1): 15-20.

Rahman, S.C. 2012. Geographic distribution: Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor's Kukri Snake). Herpetological Review 43(1): 107.

Smith, M.A. 1928. The status of some recently described genera and species of snakes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 1: 494-497.

Wagner, F.W. 1975. A revision of the Asian colubrid snakes Oligodon cinereus (Günther), Oligodon joynsoni (Smith), and Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor). Unpublished MS thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 97 pp.

Wall, F. 1899. Notes on a very unusual specimen of Simotes violaceus or a possible new species. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12: 766-768.

Wüster, W.; Cox, M.J. 1992. Defensive hemipenis display in the kukri snake Oligodon cyclurus. Journal of Herpetology 26(2): 238-241.

Zhang, J.; Jang, K.; Li, P.P.; Hou, M.; Rao, D.Q. 2011. [Taxonomic revisions on genus Oligodon of China (Serpentes, Colubridae)]. (In Chinese, English resume). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36(2): 423-430.

Oligodon deuvei

David, P.; Vogel, G.; Rooijen, J. van 2008. A revision of the Oligodon taeniatus (Gunther, 1861) group (Squamata: Colubridae), with the description of three new species from the Indochinese region. Zootaxa 1965: 1-49.

Geissler, P.; Nguyen, Q.T.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Böhme, W. 2011. New records of snakes from Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces, southern Vietnam. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 60(1): 9-16.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Larsen, H.; Suthanthangjai, W.; David, P.; Sumontha, M. 2017. A new kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon) from Hua Hin District, and the first record of O. deuvei from Thailand. Zootaxa 4291(3): 531–548.

Oligodon eberhardti

Mertens, R. 1929. On rare snakes of the Senckenberg Museum. Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 3: 41.

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2003. New records and data on the poorly known snakes of Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 217-240.

Oligodon erythrogaster

Wall, F. 1910. A second specimen of the snake Oligodon erythrogaster from the eastern Himalayas. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 19: 1000-1001.

Oligodon erythrorhachis

Wall, F. 1910. A new snake from Assam. Oligodon erythrorhachis. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 19: 923-924.

Oligodon fasciolatus

Angel, F. 1927. Liste des reptiles, et des batraciens rapportes d'Indo-Chine par M.P. Chevey. Description d'une variete nouvelle de Simotes violaceus Cantor. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 33: 496-498.

David, P.; Das, I.; Vogel, G. 2011. On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1-14.

Grossmann, W. 1992. Beitrag zur Biologie der Kukri-Natter Oligodon cyclurus smithi (Werner, 1925). Sauria (Berlin) 14(2): 3-10.

Kreutz, R. 1993. Zur Ernährung der Kukri-Natter Oligodon cyclurus smithi (Werner, 1925). Sauria (Berlin) 15(3): 25-26.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Kunya, K.; Vogel, G. 2008. Über ein Albinoexemplar von Oligodon fasciolatus (Serpentes: Colubridae) aus Thailand. Elaphe 16(2): 54-56.

Smith, M.A. 1928. The status of some recently described genera and species of snakes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 1: 494-497.

Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse 133: 29-56.

Zhang, J.; Jang, K.; Li, P.P.; Hou, M.; Rao, D.Q. 2011. [Taxonomic revisions on genus Oligodon of China (Serpentes, Colubridae)]. (In Chinese, English resume). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36(2): 423-430.

Oligodon formosanus

Barbour, T. 1908. Some new reptiles and amphibians. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 51: 313-325.

Coleman, K.; Rothfuss, L.A.; Ota, H.; Kardong, K.V. 1993. Kinematics of egg-eating by the specialized Taiwan snake Oligodon formosanus (Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology 27(3): 320-327.

Huang, W.S.; Greene, H.W.; Chang, T.J.; Shine, R. 2011. Territorial behavior in Taiwanese kukrisnakes (Oligodon formosanus). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(18): 7455-7459.

Huang, W.S.; Lin, S.M.; Dubey, S.; Pike, D.A. 2013. Predation drives interpopulation differences in parental care expression. Journal of Animal Ecology 82(2): 429-437.

Huang, W.S.; Pike, D.A. 2011. Does maternal care evolve through egg recognition or directed territoriality? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24(9): 1984-1991.

Huang, W.S.; Pike, D.A. 2013. Testing cost-benefit models of parental care evolution using lizard populations differing in the expression of maternal care. PLoS ONE 8(2): 1-6.

Huang, W.S.; Wang, H. 2009. Predation risks and anti-predation parental care behavior: an experimental study in a tropical skink. Ethology 115(3): 273-279.

Messenger, K.R. 2017. Natural history notes: Oligodon formosanus (Taiwan Kukri Snake). Diet / scavenging. Herpetological Review 48(2): 456-457.

Mori, A.; Narumi, N.; Kardong, K.V. 1992. Unusual putative defensive behavior in Oligodon formosanus (Serpentes: Colubridae): head-slashing and tail-striking. Journal of Herpetology 26(2): 213-216.

Ota, H.; Lin, J.T. 1994. Digestive tract contents of Oligodon formosanus and their implications on the adaptation for reptilian-egg eating snakes. Journal of Taiwan Museum 47(2): 75-78.

Tseng, H.Y.; Huang, W.S. 2012. Natural history notes: Sphenomorphus incognitus (Brown Forest Skink). Parental care. Herpetological Review 43(1): 141.

Oligodon huahin

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Larsen, H.; Suthanthangjai, W.; David, P.; Sumontha, M. 2017. A new kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon) from Hua Hin District, and the first record of O. deuvei from Thailand. Zootaxa 4291(3): 531–548.

Oligodon inornatus

Boulenger, G.A. 1914. Descriptions of new reptiles from Siam. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 1914(2): 67-70.

Oligodon jintakunei

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Wallach, V.; David, P.; Chanhome, L. 2002. A new species of Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southern Peninsular Thailand. Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 2(2): 7-18.

Oligodon joynsoni

David, P.; Das, I.; Vogel, G. 2011. On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1-14.

Jiang, K.; Chen, T.B.; David, P.; Vogel, G.; Hou, M.; Yuan, Z.; Meng, Y.; Che, J. 2012. On the occurrence of Oligodon joynsoni (Smith, 1917) (Squamata: Colubridae) in China. Asian Herpetological Research 3(4): 316-321.

Smith, M.A. 1917. Descriptions of a new snake and a new frog from Siam. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2(4): 276-278.

Wagner, F.W. 1975. A revision of the Asian colubrid snakes Oligodon cinereus (Günther), Oligodon joynsoni (Smith), and Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor). Unpublished MS thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 97 pp.

Oligodon juglandifer

Mitra, A. 2009. New records of snakes from district Trashigang, eastern Bhutan. Bioscan 4(1): 15-20.

Sapkota, S.; Sharma, V. 2017. Geographic Distribution: Oligodon juglandifer (Walnut Kukri Snake). Herpetological Review 48(3): 590.

Wall, F. 1911. A new snake, Simotes juglandifer, hitherto unrecognised as a distinct species. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20: 1162-1164.

Oligodon kampucheaensis

Neang, T.; Grismer, L.L.; Daltry, J.C. 2012. A new species of kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826) from the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Cardamom Mountains, southwest Cambodia. Zootaxa 3388: 41-55.

Oligodon kheriensis

David, P.; Das, I.; Vogel, G. 2011. On some taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Indian species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 2799: 1-14.

Pandey, D.P. 2012. Snakes in the vicinity of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(1): 46-57.

Pandey, D.P.; Lama, B.; Dhungel, D.; Modak, A.; Jelic, D. 2016. Oligodon kheriensis Acharji & Ray, 1936, in India and Nepal, with notes on distribution, ecology and conservation. Herpetozoa 28(3/4): 181-184.

Saha, B. 2013. Occurrence of Red Coral Kukri Snake in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Journal of Environment and Sociobiology 10(2): 227.

Sutradhar, S.; Nath, A. 2013. An account on poorly known corral red snake Oligodon kheriensis Acharjy & Ray, 1936 from Assam, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(4): 247-252.

Oligodon lacroixi

Angel, F.; Bourret, R. 1933. Sur une petite collection de serpents du Tonkin. Descriptions d'espèce nouvelles. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 18: 129-139.

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, T.T.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2010. Rediscovery and redescription of two rare snake species: Oligodon lacroixi Angel et Bourret, 1933 and Maculophis bellus chapaensis (Bourret, 1934) (Squamata: Ophidia: Colubridae) from Fansipan Mountains, northern Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(4): 310-322.

Orlov, N.L.; Ryabov, S.A.; Nguyen, V.S.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2003. New records and data on the poorly known snakes of Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 217-240.

Oligodon lungshenensis

Li, D. 1989. A survey of reptiles in Leigongshan area. pp. 269-275. In: Matsui, M.; Hikida, T. & Goris, R.C. (eds.). Current Herpetology in East Asia. Proceedings of the Second Japan-China Herpetological Symposium Kyoto, July 1988. Herpetological Society of Japan, Kyoto, Japan. 521 pp.

Oligodon macrurus

Angel, F. 1927. Liste des reptiles, et des batraciens rapportes d'Indo-Chine par M.P. Chevey. Description d'une variete nouvelle de Simotes violaceus Cantor. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 33: 496-498.

Geissler, P.; Krohn, A.R.; Rennert, D. 2011. Herpetofaunal records in coastal dune areas, Binh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam, with the rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(4): 317-324.

Vassilieva, A.B. 2015. A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from coastal southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 4058(2): 211-226.

Oligodon maculatus

David, P.; Pauwels, O.S.G.; Lays, P.F.A.G.; Lenglet, G.L. 2006. On a collection of reptiles from southern Mindanao Island, the Philippines. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie 76: 201-227.

Taylor, E.H. 1918. Two new snakes of the genus Holarchus, with descriptions of other Philippine species. Journal Sci. Manila 13(D): 359-367.

Oligodon mcdougalli

Dowling, H.G.; Jenner, J.V. 1989. The snakes of Burma. 2. Rediscovery of the type specimen of Oligodon mcdougalli with a discussion of its relationships. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 86(1): 46-49.

Wall, F. 1904. Description of a new snake from Burma, Oligodon mcdougalli. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 251-252.

Oligodon melanozonatus

Wall, H. 1922. A new snake from the northern frontier of Assam. Records of the Indian Museum 24: 29-34.

Oligodon meyerinkii

Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. I and II. Philippine Journal of Science 21: 161-206, 257-303.

Oligodon modestus

Sison, R.; Gonzales, P.C.; Ferner, J.W. 1995. New island records from Panay, Philippines. Herpetological Review 26(1): 48-49.

Oligodon moricei

Oligodon mouhoti

Oligodon nagao

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Oligodon nikhili

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Oligodon ocellatus

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Geissler, P.; Nguyen, Q.T.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Böhme, W. 2011. New records of snakes from Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces, southern Vietnam. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 60(1): 9-16.

Oligodon octolineatus

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Rashid, S.M.A.; Diong, C.H. 1999. Observations on Varanus salvator feeding on Oligodon octolineatus. Hamadryad 24(1): 48-49.

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Oligodon ornatus

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Roux, J. 1919. Sur un nouveau serpent (Simotes musyi) provenant de la Chine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 27: 61-63.

Zhao, E.; Liu, X.; Kang, S. 1986. Five snake species new to Sichuan. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 5(2): 157.

Oligodon petronellae

Oligodon praefrontalis

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Werner, F. 1914. Neue oder seltene Reptilien und Frösche des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. Hamburg Jahrb. wiss. Anst. 30(2): 1-51.

Oligodon pseudotaeniatus

Oligodon pulcherrimus

Oligodon purpurascens

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Deuve, J. 1963. Comparaison entre les plaques anterieures cephaliques d'Holarchus purpurascens Schlegel et d'Holarchus taeniatus Gunther. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences Naturelles du Laos 6: 55-59.

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Sworder, G.H. 1925. A snake in the chicken house. Singapore Naturalist 1(5): 101.

Oligodon saintgironsi

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Oligodon saiyok

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Oligodon signatus

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Oligodon splendidus

Wall, F. 1908. Remarks on Simotes splendidus. Records of the Indian Museum 2: 105-106.

Oligodon sublineatus

Amarasinghe, A.A.T.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Campbell, P.D.; Ineich, I. 2015. Systematics and ecology of Oligodon sublineatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854, an endemic snake of Sri Lanka, including the designation of a lectotype. Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(1): 71-80.

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Oligodon taeniatus

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David, P.; Vogel, G.; Rooijen, J. van; Pierre, L. 2011. The name-bearing type of Oligodon quadrilineatus (Jan & Sordelli, 1865) (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 3111: 67-68.

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Yang, D.; Su, C.; Li, S. 1980. [A preliminary study on reptiles in southern Yunnan]. (In Chinese, English summary). Acta Zoologica Sinica 26(3): 262-265.

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Oligodon taeniolatus

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Bauer, A.M. 2003. On the status of the name Oligodon taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853) and its long-ignored senior synonym and secondary homonym, Oligodon taeniolatus (Daudin, 1803). Hamadryad 27(2): 205-213.

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Dotsenko, I.B. 1984. Morphological characters and ecological peculiarities of Oligodon taeniolatus (Serpentes, Colubridae). Vestnik Zoologii 1984(4): 23-26.

Ingle, M. 2004. Ophio-fauna of Ujjain & certain areas of Malwa region (Madhya Pradesh). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 103(1-2): 17-31.

Minton, S.A.; Anderson, J.A. 1963. Feeding habits of the kukri snake, Oligodon taeniolatus. Herpetologica 19: 147.

Nikolsky, A.M. 1903. Contia transcaspica, n. sp. Annuaire Mus. St. Petersb. 8: 11-13.

Ravichandran, B.; Siliwal, M. 2010. Snakes of Rameshwaram. Reptile RAP 9: 2-3.

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Sharma, R.C. 1982. Taxonomic and ecological studies on the reptiles of Gujarat. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 80(1-2): 85-106.

Smart, U.; Patel, P.; Pattanayak, P. 2010. Scolopendra hardwickei (Newport, 1844) feeding on Oligodon taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853) in the scrub jungles of Pondicherry, southern India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 107(1): 69-70.

Starkov, V.G. 1988. [New data on the herpetofauna of western Kopetdagh]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1988(6): 66-67.

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Wall, F. 1909. Discovery of a second specimen of the rare snake Oligodon elliotti. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 19: 533.

Oligodon theobaldi

Wall, F. 1914. Are not the snakes, Simotes theobaldi (Gunther) and Simotes beddomii (Boulenger), one and the same species? Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23: 170-171.

Oligodon travancoricus

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Ganesh, S.R.; Asokan, S.; Kannan, P. 2009. Record of Oligodon travancoricus Beddome, 1877 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from Grizzled Squirrel Sanctuary, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Herpetological Bulletin 109: 25-28.

Wall, F. 1914. Are the snakes, Oligodon travancoricus (Beddome) and O. venustus (Jerdon), entitled to specific distinction? Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23: 169-170.

Oligodon unicolor

Kopstein, F. 1926. Reptilien von den Molukken und den Benachbarten Inseln. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 9: 71-112.

Oligodon venustus

Vyas, R. 1998. Comments on distributional records of reptiles from Gujarat State. Hamadryad 23(2): 194-195.

Wall, F. 1914. Are the snakes, Oligodon travancoricus (Beddome) and O. venustus (Jerdon), entitled to specific distinction? Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23: 169-170.

Oligodon wagneri

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Oligodon waandersi

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