Boo-Liat's Kukri Snake
Oligodon booliati Leong & Grismer, 2004
Also called武烈小頭蛇 (zho)
First described in: Leong, Tzi Ming and L. Lee Grismer. A new species of Kukri snake, Oligodon (Colubridae), from Pulau Tioman, West Malaysia.
Oligodon booliati, also known as the Boo-Liat's kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the Tioman Island, Malaysia. The snake was named for Malaysian zoologist Lim Boo Liat.
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Range & habitat
Oligodon booliati is a fossorial species that is found on leaf litter in lowland forest. Its range is restricted to the forested area of the Tioman Island, which is suffering from deforestation and could see the remaining forest disappearing in the near future.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5222575.