The ocellated kukri snake (Oligodon ocellatus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
| Oligodon ocellatus | |
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| Eating an Asian common toad in Cát Tiên National Park, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. ocellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon ocellatus (Morice, 1875)
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Geographic range
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The snake is found in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
Biology
editLike several other species of kukri snakes (genus Oligodon), the species feeds on toads. Observations indicate that it likely first eviscerates such prey and devours its organs, before swallowing the toad whole.[2]
References
edit- ^ Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Grismer, L.; Vogel, G.; Golynsky, E. (2012). "Oligodon ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192068A2035825. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192068A2035825.en. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Bringsøe, Henrik; Holden, James (2021-02-15). "Yet another kukri snake piercing an anuran abdomen: Oligodon ocellatus (Morice, 1875) eats Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) in Vietnam". Herpetozoa. 34: 57–59. doi:10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e62689. ISSN 2682-955X.
- Species Oligodon ocellatus at The Reptile Database
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