Oligodon barroni (SMITH, 1916)
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Oligodon barroni
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Barron's Kukri Snake G: Barrons Kukrinatter |
| Synonym | Simotes barroni SMITH 1916: 46 Holarchus taeniatus caudaensis BOURRET 1934 (fide SMITH 1943) Oligodon barroni — SMITH 1943: 210 Oligodon barroni — TAYLOR 1965: 776 Oligodon barroni — COX et al. 1998: 58 Oligodon barroni — NGUYEN et al. 2009 Oligodon barroni — WALLACH et al. 2014: 494 Oligodon baroni — NGUYEN et al. 2016: 267 (in error) Oligodon barroni — DAVID et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Thailand, S Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos Type locality: “Hup Bon, E. of Sriracha, S. E. Siam”, now Hup Bon, east of Si Racha, Chon Buri Province, southeastern Thailand. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.3.21 (adult male; ex BMNH 1917.5.14.16), BMNH 1946.1.3.22 (adult male; ex BMNH 1917.5.14.16), and BMNH 1946.1.3.26 (adult male; ex BMNH 1917.5.14.16). Collected by Mr. P. A. R. Barron. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Oligodon, characterized by: (1) a large size for the group, up to about 400 mm in total length; (2) deeply forked hemipenes, not spinose but fitted with two large papillae; (3) 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody, 15 before vent; (4) 10–13 maxillary teeth, the last two strongly enlarged; (5) head scalation complete, never including a presubocular (see below); (6) 7 (rarely 8) supralabials; (7) anal plate single; (8) the presence of 10–14 dark brown or black blotches on the upper surface of body + 2–3 on the tail; (9) five major markings on upper head surface: one anterior transverse blotch across the snout; one longitudinal, frontal marking; one pair of paramedian central, oblique streaks, directed posteriorly downwards; and one arrow-shaped nuchal blotch; and (10) branches of the oblique central streak not reaching the ventral scales. Oligodon barroni differs from all other species of the O. taeniatus-group in the combination of (1) 17 scale rows at midbody, (2) the presence of large, dark hexagonal or butterfly-like dorsal blotches on the body and the tail, (3) the absence of a vertebral stripe, and (4) a low number of maxillary teeth. With its dorsal blotches, this species cannot be really confused with any other species of O. taeniatus-group [DAVID et al. 2008]. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 97 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after P. A. R. Barron, a collector for the Raffles Museum. |
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