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The quokka (/ ˈ k w ɒ k ə /) (Setonix brachyurus) [4] is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal. [5] The quokka's range is a small area of southwestern Australia.
There are 84 recognized species in the genus Oligodon according to Reptile Database as of April 2023. [2]The source column gives direct links to the sources used: IUCN description of species at International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
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.
The animals had stayed only on the granite part, which covers a third of the island, and there had not been enough food to sustain them. [38] In 2017, four animals were translocated as a temporary trial from Bald Island to Middle Island, a 10.4 km 2 (4.0 sq mi) island in the Recherche Archipelago. The signs were good, so a second trial began in ...
The banded kukri snake, russet kukri snake, or common kukri snake, (Oligodon arnensis), is a species of nonvenomous colubrid found mainly in South Asia. Description [ edit ]
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Oligodon churahensis, the Churah Valley kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It was discovered when a photo of it was posted in Instagram and noticed by two biologists, leading to them contacting the poster and collecting specimens of the species. It is known only from the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
Oligodon cinereus, the ashy kukri snake or Günther's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [1] [3] Description. See snake scales for terminology.