Oligodon nikhili

Nikhil's Kukri Snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
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, 1982

Nikhil'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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