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Two new Kukri Snake species (Colubridae: Oligodon) from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range, and addition of O. ocellatus to the fauna of Thailand

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  • 1. Program in Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Suratthani Rajabhat University, 227 M.9 Khun Thale, Muang, Surat Thani 84100, Thailand. Kanokorn.tho@sru.ac.th; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-993X
  • 2. 106/214 Makham Tia Sub-district, Muang District, Surat Thani 84000, Thailand.
  • 3. Ranong Marine Fisheries Research and Development Station, 157 Chalerm Phrakiat Rd., Paknam, Muang, Ranong 85000, Thailand. montri.sumontha@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4829-7731

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Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Thongyai, Kanokorn, Chantong, Pajapon, Sumontha, Montri (2021): Two new Kukri Snake species (Colubridae: Oligodon) from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range, and addition of O. ocellatus to the fauna of Thailand. Zootaxa 4908 (4): 537-557, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4908.4.7

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