Boiga drapiezii
| white-spotted 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. drapiezii |
| Binomial name | |
| Boiga drapiezii (Boie, 1827) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Dipsas drapiezii Boie, 1827 | |
The white-spotted cat snake (Boiga drapiezii) is a long and slender rear-fanged colubrid that is common throughout its range. The epithet is in honor of the Belgian naturalist Drapiez.
Description
There are two known phases. The green phase has a marbled green body with a more robust head and width. The brown phase is much more slender with orange brown triangle-like bands across the body. This species is in need of urgent review, with possibly more subspecies awaiting discovery and subsequent description.
Geographic range
Indonesia, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines.
Habitat
The white-spotted cat snake, while arboreal, can often be found moving about on the forest floor in search of prey and travel. They are found in tropical rainforest, sometimes on branches near streams.
Diet
The white-spotted cat snake feeds on geckos, frogs and other smaller snakes in the wild.