| dog-toothed cat snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Boiga |
| Species: | B. cynodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Boiga cynodon (Boie, 1827) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Dipsas cynodon Boie, 1827 |
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The dog-toothed cat snake (Boiga cynodon) is a nocturnal species of rear-fanged colubrid snake.
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It is a large snake, reaching 2 m (6½ feet) in total length.[1]
It feeds mainly upon small birds but may also take lizards and small mammals.