Oligodon woodmasoni

Oligodon woodmasoni, the yellow-striped kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India.

Etymology
The specific name, woodmasoni, is in honor of English zoologist James Wood-Mason.

Description
M.A. Smith reported that the holotype of this species was missing from the ZSI Kolkata collections. The species was rediscovered in 2002 and a new specimen was deposited at the ZSI.

The details of the specimen, ZSI25503 are as follows:

Snout-to-vent length: 440 mm. Tail length: 80 mm. Dorsal scale rows: at neck 18; at midbody 17. Ventrals: 185. Subcaudals: 46. Supralabials: 6 (4th in contact with the eye). Infralabials: 7.

Reproduction
O. woodmasoni is oviparous.