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Species of Thailand

Brown kukri snake

Oligodon purpurascens

(Hermann Schlegel, 1837)

In Thai: งูคุด, ngu kout

The brown kukri snake (Oligodon purpurascens) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The snake is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Thailand.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Oligodon
Species
Oligodon purpurascens

Common names

  • German:
    • Purpur-Kukrinatter
    • Braune-Kukrinatter
  • English:
    • Brown kukri snake
    • Purple kukri snake
  • Thai: งูคุด, ngu kout

Synonyms

  • Oligodon purpurascens, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Oligodon purpurascens, Frank Tillack & Rainer Günther (2010)
  • Oligodon purpurascens kangeanicus, Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar & Mumpuni (2002)
  • Oligodon purpurascens, Robert Frederick Inger & Harold Knight Voris (2001)
  • Oligodon purpuracens, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
  • Oligodon purpurascens, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
  • Oligodon purpurescens, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Olygodon sic purpurascens, Klaus-Dieter Schulz (1988)
  • Oligodon purpurascens, John Roscoe Hendrickson (1966)
  • Oligodon purpurascens kangeanicus, Robert Mertens (1959)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Oligodon purpurascens (juvenile) - Kaeng Krachan National Park
Oligodon purpurascens - Kui Buri National Park
Oligodon purpurascens - Kui Buri National Park
Oligodon purpurascens - Kui Buri National Park
Oligodon purpurascens
Oligodon purpurascens
Oligodon purpurascens - Kui Buri National Park

Range Map

Distribution map of Brown kukri snake, Oligodon purpurascens in Thailand
  • Betong District, Yala
  • Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Kathu District, Phuket
  • Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Sok National Park
  • Khao Tha Petch Wildlife Conservation and Developme
  • Khok Pho District, Pattani
  • Kui Buri National Park
  • Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon
  • Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
  • Mueang Narathiwat District, Narathiwat
  • Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla
  • Na Thawi District, Songkhla
  • Ngao Waterfall National Park
  • Nopphitam District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Phuket Province
  • Sa Nang Manora Forest Park
  • Saba Yoi District, Songkhla
  • Suan Phueng District, Ratchaburi
  • Tai Rom Yen National Park
  • Tak Bai District, Narathiwat
  • Thale Ban National Park
  • Than To District, Yala
  • Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Ton Nga-Chang Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Waeng District, Narathiwat
  • Yan Ta Khao District, Trang
Range map of Oligodon purpurascens in Thailand