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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 coral kukri snake is bright orange to coral red coloured. The species can be distinguished from O. cyclurus by the following characters: (1) higher number of ventral scales: 196 vs. 159–178 VEN in O. cyclurus; (2) uniform dorsum vs. reticulated or blotched (or blotched and striped) in O. cyclurus, and (3) the absence of the large, arrow-like cephalic and nape marking in O. kheriensis.
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 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 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 russelius, commonly known as Russell's kukri snake [1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is very closely related to Oligodon arnensis, from which it has been recently separated. The specific epithet honours the British herpetologist Patrick Russell, one of whose illustrations possibly depicts this species. [2]
The streaked kukri snake (Oligodon taeniolatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake found in Asia. It is also known as the variegated kukri . The IUCN lists the species as least concern.
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.