Oligodon woodmasoni
Oligodon woodmasoni, the yellow-striped kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India.
Etymology
The specific name, woodmasoni, is in honor of English zoologist James Wood-Mason.Description
M.A. Smith reported that the holotype of this species was missing from the ZSI Kolkata collections. The species was rediscovered in 2002 and a new specimen was deposited at the ZSI.The details of the specimen, ZSI25503 are as follows:
Snout-to-vent length:. Tail length:.
Dorsal scale rows: at neck 18; at midbody 17.
Ventrals: 185. Subcaudals: 46.
Supralabials: 6. Infralabials: 7.