Oligodon unicolor (KOPSTEIN, 1926)

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Simotes unicolor KOPSTEIN 1926: 107 Oligodon unicolor — HOW AND KITCHENER 1997 Oligodon unicolor — DE LANG 2013 Oligodon unicolor — WALLACH et al. 2014: 494
Distribution	Indonesia (Tanimbar Islands) Type locality: Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. Also given as “Indonesia, Tanimbar Islands, Samlakki” (RMNH catalog).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: RMNH RENA.5109, collected by Kopstein. 05-1924.
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (52 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Oligodon unicolor is a synonym of O. forbesi (fide F. WAGNER, pers. comm.)
Etymology	Named after the uniform gray-brown dorsal color.
References	How, R. A.; Kitchner, D. J. 1997. Biogeography of Indonesian snakes. Journal of Biogeography 24 (725-735): Kopstein,P.F. 1926. Reptilien von den Molukken und den benachbarten Inseln. Zoologische Mededelingen 1: 71-112 - get paper here Lang, Ruud de 2013. The snakes of the Moluccas (Maluku), Indonesia. Edition Chimaira, 417 pp. - get paper here Tillack, Frank 2008. Oligodon rhombifer WERNER, 1924, A JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Oligodon ancorus (GIRARD, 1857) (REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE). Russ. J. Herpetol. 15 (2): 122-128 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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