| Nikhil's Kukri Snake | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oligodon |
| Species: | O. nikhili |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri, 1982 |
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Nikhil's Kukri Snake Oligodon nikhili is a species of snake found in the Palni Hills of south India. The species is named after Nikhil, the son of Romulus Whitaker.