Western Kukri Snake
Oligodon affinis
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
Oligodon affinis est une espèce de serpent de la famille des Colubridae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique d'Inde. Elle se rencontre dans les Ghâts occidentaux.
The western kukri (Oligodon affinis) is a rear-fanged species of snake found mainly on the forest floor in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, usually south of the Goa Gap, a pass in the mountain range. The snakes are brown above with a dark brownish patch on the head that appears like a bird silhouette on the head. The underside is patterned in yellow and black.
Oligodon es un género de serpientes de la familia Colubridae. Se distribuyen por el este y el sur de Asia. Se trata de serpientes ligeramente venenosas, aunque no son peligrosas para el hombre, que se alimentan principalmente de huevos y residualmente de lagartos, anfibios y roedores de su tamaño.
Distribution
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