Oligodon barroni
Oligodon barroni is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.[1][2]
| Oligodon barroni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. barroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon barroni (M.A. Smith, 1916) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, barroni, is in honor of Mr. P.A.R. Barron who collected the first three specimens including the holotype.[3]
References
- "Oligodon barroni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- Oligodon barroni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oligodon barroni, p. 18).
Further reading
- Chan-ard, [Mr.] Tanya; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin; Parr, John W. K. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0199876181.
- Smith MA (1916). "Descriptions of Three New Lizards and a New Snake from Siam". J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 2 (1): 44–47. (Simotes barroni, new species, pp. 46–47).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Oligodon barroni, new combination, pp. 210–211, Figure 68).
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