Redescription of Oligodon arnensis, Shaw, 1802 (Reptilia: Colubridae) collected from Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Authors

  • P. DE Department of Zoology, Rampurhat College, Rampurhat—731224, Dist.- Birbhum, W. B. , India
  • S. Bhakat Department of Zoology, Rampurhat College, Rampurhat—731224, Dist.- Birbhum, W. B. , India
  • A. K. Sinha Department of Zoology, Rampurhat College, Rampurhat—731224, Dist.- Birbhum, W. B. , India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30750/ijpbr.6.1.7

Abstract

Oligodon arnensis, Shaw, 1802 commonly known as kukri snake, a semi- fossorial snake species is taken for study as it is a most challenging group of snake. A morphometric study on several aspects like the number of supra-labials , infra-labials, ventrals, dorsals, distance between eye to nostril, eye diameter, number of bands, shape of banding etc. are reported. A significant correlation is present in between snout-vent length and tail length and in between eye diameter and distance from eye to nostril a possible explanation of large eye size related to habitat is given in the study.

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Published

2018-03-31

How to Cite

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DE P, Bhakat S, Sinha AK. Redescription of Oligodon arnensis, Shaw, 1802 (Reptilia: Colubridae) collected from Birbhum, West Bengal, India. IJPBR [Internet]. 2018Mar.31 [cited 2026Jul.19];6(01):42-7. Available from: https://ijpbr.in/index.php/IJPBR/article/view/691

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 01 (2018): Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research

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