Palawan Kukri Snake
Palawan Kukri Snake The Palawan Kukri Snake ( Oligodon notospilus ), also known as the Palawan Short-headed Snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid that only lives in the Palawan Archipelago in the Philippines. It is a member of the extensive Oligodon genus, which contains over 90 species widespread throughout central and tropical Asia. The snake earns its common name from its distinctive, blade-like rear teeth that mirror the curved shape of a traditional Nepalese kukri knife. Palawan Kukri Snake The Oligodon notospilus is endemic to the Greater Palawan Faunal Region, with confirmed populations found on the Palawan mainland and islands of Busuanga, Balabac, and Calauit. While historical records once suggested the species lived in Mindanao, subsequent research has clarified that these accounts were erroneous. It was also previously treated as a subspecies of Nostopilus vertebralis , but modern herpetological research regards it as a s...
