Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022 is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022

Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022

Tillack's kukri snake (Oligodon tillacki) is an endemic Indian colubrid that reaches 650 mm in snout–vent length.

Family
Genus
Oligodon
Order
Class
Squamata

About Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022

Oligodon tillacki, commonly known as Tillack's kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake, formally described by Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe in 2022. This species is endemic to India, with a wide distribution across the western regions of the country. Individuals can reach a maximum snout–vent length of 650 mm, equal to 25.6 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Oligodon

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