Oligodon deuvei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. deuvei
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Oligodon deuvei is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[3] The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, deuvei, is in honor of Jean Deuve (1918–2008) who was a French military officer and amateur naturalist.[4]
Geographic range
O. deuvei is found in Cambodia, southern Vietnam, and Laos; it is expected to occur in northeastern Thailand.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. deuvei is forest, but it is also found in gardens.[1]
Description
O. deuvei differs from other known species of its group (the O. taeniatus group) by the combination of 12–15
Behavior
O. deuvei is terrestrial, semiaquatic, crepuscular and diurnal.[1]
Diet
O. deuvei preys predominately upon frogs and tadpoles.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of O. deuvei is unknown.[1][3]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ . (Oligodon deuvei, new species, p. 28).
- ^ a b Oligodon deuvei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 September 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5(Oligodon deuvei, p. 71).
Further reading
- Geissler, Peter; Nguyen, Truong Quang; Poyarkov, Nikolay A.; Böhme, Wolfgang (2011). "New records of snakes from Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces, southern Vietnam". Bonn zoological Bulletin 60 (1): 9–16.
- Neang, Thy; Grismer, L. Lee; Daltry, Jennifer C. (2012). "A new species of kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826) from the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Cardamom Mountains, southwest Cambodia". Zootaxa 3388 : 41–55.
- Pauwels, Olivier S.G.; Larsen, Henning; Suthanthangjai, Winai; David, Patrick; Sumontha, Montri (2017). "A new kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon) from Hua Hin District, and the first record of O. deuvei from Thailand". Zootaxa 4291 (3): 531–548.
- Vassilieva, Anna B.; Geissler, Peter; Galoyan, Eduard A.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. Jr.; Van Devender, Robert Wayne; Böhme, Wolfgang (2013). "A new species of Kukri Snake (Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826; Squamata: Colubridae) from the Cat Tien National Park, southern Vietnam". Zootaxa 3702 (3): 233–246.
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