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Basic information
Oligodon purpurascens
Brown Kukri Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusKukri Snakes
- English name
- Brown Kukri Snake
- Alternative names
- Braune-Kukrinatter, Purple Kukri Snake, Purpur-Kukrinatter
- Synonyms
- Oligodon purpurascens kangeanicus, Simotes affinis, Simotes albocinctus, Simotes catenifer, Simotes crassus, Simotes dennysi, Simotes labuanensis, Simotes obscurus, Simotes tri-notatus, Xenodon purpurascens
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 950 mm
- Body mass
- max 89.7 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 8–13 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4963T · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16787 · dryad-v5