Oligodon joynsoni, also known commonly as the gray kukri snake, the grey kukri snake, and Joynson's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. joynsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon joynsoni (M.A. Smith, 1917)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, joynsoni, is in honor of H.W. Joynson who collected the holotype and was a British cricketer and naturalist in Singapore.[3]
Geographic range
editO. joynsoni is found in Laos, Thailand, and extreme southern China, and may also occur in adjacent Myanmar.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of O. joynsoni is forest, at altitudes of 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft).[1]
Behavior
editO. joynsoni is terrestrial.[1]
Description
editO. joynsoni may attain a total length of 76 cm (30 in), which includes a tail length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Vogel, G.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon joynsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177414A1484325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177414A1484325.en. Retrieved 12 Jun 2023.
- ^ a b c Oligodon joynsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon joynsoni, p. 137).
- ^ Smith MA (1917).
Further reading
edit- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Cox MJ, van Dijk PP, Nabhitabhata J, Thirakhupt K (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. 144 pp. ISBN 978-0883590430. (Oligodon joynsoni, p. 58).
- Smith MA (1917). "Descriptions of a New Snake and a New Frog from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (4): 276–278. (Simotes longicauda joynsoni, new subspecies, pp. 276–277).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon joynsoni, new taxonomic status and new combination, p. 218, Figure 72).
External links
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