Oligodon formosanus

Oligodon formosanus

Formosa kukri snake, Beautiful kukri snake

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Oligodon formosanus

Oligodon formosanus (Formosa kukri snake or beautiful kukri snake) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

This snake is named after its range in Taiwan (Formosa ).

Appearance

The scale colorings range in the brown-red spectrum. The body is a tawny light brown with two darker russet stripes running down either side of the spine, where thin black lines that break into smaller dotted patterns occasionally diagonally intersect. The underbelly is off-white.

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The snake is found in China including Hong Kong and Hainan, Japan including Ryukyu Islands, mostly Okinawa, Miyako and Yaeyama, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.

References

1. Oligodon formosanus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodon_formosanus
2. Oligodon formosanus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191938/2018062

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