- Oligodon nikhili
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Nikhil's Kukri Snake Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Oligodon Species: O. nikhili Binomial name Oligodon nikhili
Whitaker & Dattatri, 1982Nikhil's Kukri Snake Oligodon nikhili is a species of snake found in the Palni Hills of south India. The species is named after Nikhil, the son of Romulus Whitaker.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Oligodon nikhili. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Whitaker, Romulus and Ashok Captain 2004 Snakes of India. Draco Books, 500 pp.
- Whitaker R; Dattatri S 1982 A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, south India (Serpentes: Colubridae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (3): 630-631
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