Oligodon fasciolatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Oligodon fasciolatus, commonly known as the small-banded kukri snake or the fasciolated kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. 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. This snake also preys on the Kaloula pulchra (Banded bullfrog).
O. fasciolatus is found in southeastern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The preferred natural habitat of O. fasciolatus is forest. O. fasciolatus may attain a total length of 115 cm (45 in). O. fasciolatus appears brownish-ground, tinged with yellow-olive, greyish-brown, or reddish-brown.
O. fasciolatus is oviparous. Günther ACLG (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Simotes fasciolatus, new species, pp. 218–219 + Plate XX, figure B, two views of head).
See also Duttaphrynus melanostictus for: Bringsøe H, Suthanthangjai M, Suthanthangjai W, Nimnuan... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-banded Kukri Snake sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 35 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, June–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-banded Kukri Snake in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small-banded Kukri Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Bangkok, in our data
Bangkok is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small-banded Kukri Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small-banded Kukri Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bangkok (31 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
