Oligodon meyerinkii

Oligodon meyerinkii is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to parts of Southeast Asia. It is commonly known as Meyerink's kukri snake,^[3] the Sulu kukri snake, and the Sulu short-headed snake.^[1][2]

Oligodon meyerinkii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Oligodon
Species:	O. meyerinkii
Binomial name
Oligodon meyerinkii (Steindachner, 1891)
Synonyms[2]
Simotes meyerinkii Steindachner, 1891 Simotes octolineatus var. C. Steindachner, 1891 Holarchus meyerinkii (Steindachner, 1891)

Etymology

The specific name, meyerinkii, is probably in honor of Hermann Friedrich Meyerink (1850–1908), who was the German Consul to the Philippines in Manila, although Steindachner gives no etymology.^[3]: 177

Geographic range

Oligodon meyerinkii is found in the Philippines on the islands of Bongao, Jolo, Sibutu and Tawi-Tawi in Sulu Archipelago, and possibly in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Oligodon meyerinkii is forest.^[1]

Behavior

Oligodon meyerinkii is terrestrial, semifossorial, and semiarboreal.^[1]

Reproduction

Oligodon meyerinkii is oviparous.^[2]