Oligodon nikhili
| Oligodon nikhili | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. nikhili |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri, 1982 | |
Oligodon nikhili, known commonly as Nikhil's kukri snake, is a species of snake found in the Palni Hills of southern India.[1][2][3]
Etymology
Both the specific name, nikhili, and the common name, Nikhil's kukri snake, are in honor of Nikhil Whitaker (born 1979), the son of herpetologist Romulus Whitaker.[4]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Oligodon nikhili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ↑ Whitaker R, Captain A (2008). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Chennai, India: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN 978-8190187305.
- ↑ Whitaker R, Dattatri S (1982). "A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, south India (Serpentes: Colubridae)". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (3): 630-631. (Oligodon nikhili, new species).
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon nikhili p. 190).
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