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Oligodon moricei

(Oligodon moricei)

Description

Oligodon moricei, commonly known as the Morice's kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to south Vietnam. This species differs from its cogenerates by the combination of a “rusty brown” vertebral stripe edged by two black stripes, 12 maxillary teeth, 17 dorsal scale rows, a large number of ventral scales, seven supralabials and a dark belly.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Oligodon
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