---
title: "Taiwan Kukri Snake"
description: "Oligodon formosanus — Répteis. Oligodon formosanus, also known as the Formosa kukri snake or beautiful kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/taiwan-kukri-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwan Kukri Snake

> Oligodon formosanus — Répteis. Oligodon formosanus, also known as the Formosa kukri snake or beautiful kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Oligodon formosanus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1513
- Wikidata: [Q1038431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1038431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29256](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29256)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Kukri Snake
- de: Taiwan-Kukrinatter

## Countries with the most observations

TW (657), HK (385), CN (346), MO (34), VN (13)

## Summary

Oligodon formosanus, also known as the Formosa kukri snake or beautiful kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
The species epithet is named after its range in Taiwan (Formosa).
Formosa kukri snakes eat the eggs of Chinese box turtles.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodon_formosanus

## Photo

![Taiwan Kukri Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-kukri-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: 劉哲瑋 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116420236

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-kukri-snake?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).