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The kukri, khukri, and kukkri spellings are of Indian English origin. [ 3 ] [ better source needed ] The kukri is the national weapon of Nepal , traditionally serving the role of a basic utility knife for the Nepali -speaking Gurkhas , [ 4 ] and consequently is a characteristic weapon of the Nepali Army .
The western kukri (Oligodon affinis) is a rear-fanged species of snake found mainly on the forest floor in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, usually south of the Goa Gap, a pass in the mountain range. [3] The snakes are brown above with a dark brownish patch on the head that appears like a bird silhouette on the head.
Chinese kukri snake: O. chinensis (Günther, 1888) southern China, northern Vietnam: LC: IUCN RDB: Churah Valley kukri snake: O. churahensis. Mirza, Bhardwaj & Patel, 2021. India (Himachal Pradesh) [8] Black cross-barred kukri snake, ashy kukri snake, golden kukri snake, Günther's kukri snake: O. cinereus (Günther, 1864)
Oligodon fasciolatus, commonly known as the small-banded kukri snake or the fasciolated kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [2] The species is native to Southeast Asia . This snake uniquely eviscerates live poisonous toads, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian common toads), to avoid toxic white liquid the toad secretes.
Oligodon propinquus, Bleeker's kukri snake or Javanese kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [2] The snake is found on Java in Indonesia. [2]
Oligodon albocinctus, also known as the light-barred kukri snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Asia . The species was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.
Oligodon sublineatus, commonly known as Dumeril's kukri snake [1] [2] is a species of rear-fanged kukri snake found in Sri Lanka. [3] Description.
Oligodon dorsalis, the Bengalese kukri snake, Gray's kukri snake, or spot-tailed kukri snake, is a species of snake. It is found in Northeast India, ...