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Oligodon cicadophagus PAUWELS, DONBUNDIT, SUMONTHA & MEESOOK, 2025

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
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SynonymOligodon cicadophagus PAUWELS, DONBUNDIT, SUMONTHA & MEESOOK 2025: 347 
DistributionThailand (Krabi)

Type locality: limestone cave (8°05’11.8”N, 98°52’39.7”E) at Sai Thai, Muang Krabi District, Krabi Province, southern Thailand.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. CuMZ-r-2625 (field no. MS 922), adult male caught on 28 October 2021 by Punya Tulyasuk.
Paratype. CuMZ-r-2626 (field no. MS 921), adult male caught on 2 December 2021 at Nong thalay (8°05’02.5”N 98°51’35.4”E), Muang krabi District, krabi Province, southern thailand, by Punya tulyasuk. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Oligodon cicadophagus sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by the combination of its maximal known Svl of 537 mm; 11 maxillary teeth; eight supralabials; one preocular and one presubocular; 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows; 159–168 ventrals and 50 subcaudals in males; a single anal; hemipenes bilobed with large broad lobes, no distinct flounced calyces and unforked sulcus spermaticus; dorsal surface of head, body and tail uniformly olive-gray, without nuchal chevron, dorsal stripes, crossbands, blotches or reticulations; and a venter cream anteriorly turning to dark gray posteriorly. (Pauwels et al. 2025)


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  • PAUWELS, O. S., DONBUNDIT, N., SUMONTHA, M., & MEESOOK, W. 2025. Oligodon cicadophagus, a new kukri snake from southern peninsular Thailand (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 5569(2): 345-364 - get paper here
 
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