Photo of a Cantor's Kukri Snake (Oligodon cyclurus)
Photo: nscimyanmar, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Cantor's Kukri Snake

Oligodon cyclurus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Oligodon
Continents
Asia
Countries
9
How common
Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist

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About

Cantor's Kukri Snake (Oligodon cyclurus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 12 more. Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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