Oligodon saiyok SUMONTHA, KUNYA, DANGSRI & PAUWELS, 2017
Can you confirm these amateur observations of Oligodon saiyok?
Oligodon saiyok
Find more photos by Google images search: 
| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Thai: Ngu Ngod Sai Yok English: Sai Yok Kukri Snake French: Oligodon de Saï Yok German: Sai Yok Kukrinatter |
| Synonym | Oligodon saiyok SUMONTHA, KUNYA, DANGSRI & PAUWELS 2017 |
| Distribution | W Thailand (Kanchanaburi) Type locality: Wat Tham Benjarat Nakhon (= Benjarat Nakhon Cave Temple), Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: QSMI 1506 (field number MS 469); adult male; collected by K. Kunya, M. Sumontha and S. Dangsri on 7 October 2009 at 18.00. Paratype. QSMI 1507 (field number MS 470), adult female, same locality and collector as holotype. It was found two hours later than the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Oligodon saiyok sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by its maximal known SVL of 626.1 mm, 8 SL, 17-17-15 DSR, 181–187 VEN, single anal, 38–43 SC, 13 MT, a dorsal pattern with 21 or 22 large blotches or rings, and venter with a dense network of subrectangular dark blotches. |
| Comment | Syntopy: Cyrtodactylus cf. peguensis, C. tigroides, Dixonius hangseesom, Gekko gecko, G. nutaphandi, Trimeresurus kanburiensis. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is an invariable noun in honor of the administrative district where the type locality lies. |
| References |
|
| External links |