The brown kukri snake (Oligodon purpurascens) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Brown kukri snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. purpurascens
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Binomial name | |
Oligodon purpurascens (Schlegel, 1837)
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Geographic range
editThe snake is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Thailand.
References
edit- ^ Wogan, G.; Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Oligodon purpurascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192187A2052782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192187A2052782.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Species Oligodon purpurascens at The Reptile Database