Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China

Oligodon hamptoni is a rare species of Kukri Snake known from only two specimens, both collected nearly a century ago in northern Myanmar. Here, we report the third record of this species based on a photograph taken in Mt. Gaoligongshan, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China, approximately 235 km n...

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Main Authors: Justin L. Lee, Jian-Huan Yang, Platon Yushchenko, Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-02-01
Series:Herpetozoa
Online Access:https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/60875/download/pdf/