Boiga jaspidea

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Jasper Cat Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Boiga
Species: B. jaspidae
Binomial name
Boiga jaspidae
(Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854)

The Jasper Cat Snake (Boiga jaspidae) is a small and slender cat snake species that is uncommon throughout its range. Its body is reddish to chocolate brown, but rich black and white speckles cover the entire body except for the ventrals, which are yellow. In addition, there are faint black lateral bars white spots on the ventrolateral area. Its maximum length is 1.5-meters long. Little else is know about this elusive snake.

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[edit] Distribution

Indonesia, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand

[edit] Habitat

The Jasper cat snake lives among arboreal habitats in tropical rainforests, and sometimes among low-lying shrubs. It has been reported to lay up to three eggs in termite nests.

[edit] Diet

The Jasper snake feeds on geckos and other smaller snakes in the wild.

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