Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Boiga
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Australasian Cat Snakes, Old World Cat-eyed Snakes
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Östliche Nachtbaumnattern, Östliche Katzennattern
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Østlige Kattesnoge
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1825 |  |
Ibiba Gray (type species: Coluber irregularis Merrem 1790; rejected/invalid name: ICZN (1986): Opinion 1374) |
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1826 | |
Boiga Fitzinger (type species: Coluber irregularis Bechstein 1802; authorship previously credited to Merrem 1790 see ICZN (1986): Opinion 1374) |
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1843 | |
Cephalophis Fitzinger (type species: Dipsas dendrophila Boie 1827) |
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1843 | |
Dipsadomorphus Fitzinger (type species: Coluber trigonatus Schneider 1802; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989) |
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1843 | |
Eudipsas Fitzinger (type species: Dipsas cynodon Boie 1827) |
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1843 | |
Macrocephalus Fitzinger (type species: Dipsas drapiezii Boie 1827) |
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1853 | |
Opetiodon Dumeril (type species: Dipsas cynodon Boie 1827) |
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1853 | |
Triglyphodon Dumeril (type species: Coluber irregularis Bechstein 1802) |
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1863 | |
Elachistodon Reinhardt (type species: Elachistodon westermanni Reinhardt 1863; syn. Mohan, Visvanathan & Vasudevan 2018) |
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1877 | |
Pappophis Macleay (type species: Pappophis laticeps Macleay 1877) |
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1895 | |
Liophallus Cope (type species: Dendrophis fusca Gray 1842) |
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1905 | |
Dipsadoides Annandale (type species: Dipsadoides decipiens Annandale 1905) |
Contents:
38 species, of which 18 (47.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Toxicodryas.
Includes westermanni, previously assigned to a monotypic genus, Elachistodon.
Distribution:
S. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Australia, W. Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong
[incl.
Shek Kwu Chau Island],
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Macau,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Tripura,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Alor,
Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Babi,
Bacan,
Bali,
Bangka,
Batu Islands,
Belitung,
Biak,
Boano,
Buru,
Buton,
Flores,
Gorong Archipelago,
Halmahera,
Haruku,
Java,
Kabaena,
Kai Islands,
Kalimantan,
Komodo,
Lombok,
Manipa,
Misool,
Morotai,
Natuna Islands
[Bunguran],
Nias,
Numfoor,
Panaitan,
Penida,
Riau Islands,
Rinca,
Salawati,
Sangir Islands,
Saparua,
Sebesi,
Seram,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sudarso Island,
Sula Islands
[Sanana],
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Sumba,
Sumbawa,
Supiori,
Tanahjampea,
Ternate,
Tidore,
Togian Islands,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Iran,
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea
(New Britain
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
Bismarck Archipelago,
Duke of York,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Sudest],
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands,
Woodlark),
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Babuyan Claro,
Barit,
Calayan,
Camiguin Norte,
Dalupiri],
Balabac,
Batan Islands
[Batan],
Calagnaan,
Calamian Islands
[Culion],
Catanduanes,
Dinagat,
Dumaran,
Inampulugan,
Leyte,
Lubang,
Luzon,
Miangas,
Mindanao,
Negros,
Palawan,
Panay,
Polillo,
Samar,
Sicogon,
Sulu Islands
[Basilan,
Sibutu,
Tawi-Tawi],
Tablas),
Singapore,
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal),
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan,
Tajikistan,
Thailand,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island,
Con Dao Islands
[Con Son]).
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Boiga andamanensis
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Andaman Cat Snake
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Andamanische Nachtbaumnatter
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Andamansk Kattesnog
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1909 | |
Dipsadomorphus andamanensis Wall |
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Boiga andamanensis Welch 1988 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of ceylonensis (e.g., Smith 1943).
Treated as a separate species by Welch (1988), followed by others (e.g., Das 1994; Whitaker & Captain 2004).
Distribution:
India
(Andaman Islands).
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Boiga angulata
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Leyte Cat Snake, Philippine Blunt-headed Cat Snake, Philippine Blunt-headed Tree Snake
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Leyte-Nachtbaumnatter
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Leyte-kattesnog
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1861 | |
Dipsas angulata Peters |
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Dipsadomorphus angulatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga angulata Griffin 1910 |
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1867 | |
Dipsas quiraonis Steindachner (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
Remarks:
Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown (2018) did not include Barit (Babuyan Islands) in the distribution of the species.
Distribution:
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Barit],
Catanduanes,
Inampulugan,
Leyte,
Lubang,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Negros,
Panay,
Polillo,
Samar).
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Boiga barnesii
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Common White-bellied Cat Snake, (Barnes' Cat Snake)
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Gewöhnliche Weissbauch-Nachtbaumnatter
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Almindelig Hvidbuget Kattesnog
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1869 | |
Dipsas barnesii Günther |
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Dipsadomorphus barnesii Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga barnesii Smith 1943 |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Boiga barnesii
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Boiga beddomei
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Indian Yellow-bellied Cat Snake, (Beddome's Cat Snake)
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Indische Gelbbäuchige Nachtbaumnatter, Beddomes Nachtbaumnatter
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Indisk Gulbuget Kattesnog
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1909 | |
Dipsadomorphus beddomei Wall |
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Boiga beddomei Welch 1988 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of ceylonensis (e.g., Smith 1943).
Formerly included ranawanei.
Records from Sri Lanka represent ranawanei.
Treated as a separate species by Welch (1988), followed by others (e.g., Das 1994; Whitaker & Captain 2004).
Probably restricted to the Western Ghats; records from Odisha need further studies (Vogel & Ganesh 2013).
Distribution:
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu).
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Boiga bengkuluensis
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Bengkulu Cat Snake
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Bengkulu-Nachtbaumnatter
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Bengkulu-kattesnog
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2003 | |
Boiga bengkuluensis Orlov, Kudryavtzev, Ryabov & Shumakov |
Remarks:
Records of this species from southern Thailand have been questioned and suggested to refer to drapiezii (e.g., Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), but the presence of the species in
the Malay Peninsula has now been confirmed (Sergei Ryabov in. litt. to Henrik Bringsøe, March 2021).
The photo selection includes an individual found in southern Thailand (right).
Distribution:
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Indonesia
(Sumatra),
Thailand.
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Boiga bengkuluensis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Boiga bourreti
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Quang Binh Cat Snake, (Bourret's Cat Snake)
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Quang-Binh-Nachtbaumnatter
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Quang Binh-kattesnog
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2004 | |
Boiga bourreti Tillack, Ziegler & Le |
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Boiga ceylonensis
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Southern White-bellied Cat Snake, (Sri Lankan Cat Snake)
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Südliche Weissbauch-Nachtbaumnatter
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Sydlig Hvidbuget Kattesnog
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1858 | |
Dipsadomorphus ceylonensis Günther |
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Dipsas ceylonensis Günther 1864 |
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Boiga ceylonensis Smith 1943 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Sri Lanka (Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020).
Previously included andamanensis, beddomei, and nuchalis.
Records from India refer to these species.
Records from Nepal (e.g., Swan & Leviton 1962) refer to trigonata (Kramer 1977).
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Boiga ceylonensis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Boiga cyanea
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Green Cat Snake
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Grüne Nachtbaumnatter
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Grøn Kattesnog
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon cyaneum Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Dipsas cyanea Boulenger 1890 |
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Dipsadomorphus cyaneus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga cyanea Wall 1924 |
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1854 | |
Dipsas nigromarginata Blyth (Smith 1943) |
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1856 | |
Dipsas hexagonatus Blyth (Smith 1943) |
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Boiga hexagonata Harris Valle 1995 |
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1864 | |
Dipsas bubalina Günther (Smith 1943) |
Remarks:
Records from the Nicobar Islands (e.g., Das 1999; Vijayakumar & David 2006; Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010) are erroneous (Chandramouli 2017).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands],
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Con Dao Islands
[Con Son]).
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Boiga cyanea
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Boiga cynodon
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Dog-toothed Cat Snake, Large Blunt-headed Tree Snake, Bengal Cat Snake
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Hundszahn-Nachtbaumnatter
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Hundetands-kattesnog
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1827 | |
Dipsas cynodon Boie |
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Opetiodon cynodon Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Eudipsas cynodon Günther 1858 |
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Dipsadomorphus cynodon Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga cynodon Sworder 1922 |
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1860 | |
Pareas waandersi Bleeker (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Orlov & Ryabov 2002; David & Mathew 2005).
Previously included populations farther north, now assigned to guangxiensis and siamensis (formerly ocellata).
Records from Vietnam (e.g., Campden-Main 1970; Nguyen & Ho 1996) refer to guangxiensis or siamensis (Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009).
Records from India refer to siamensis (Das 2003; David & Mathew 2005).
Presence in Myanmar needs confirmation (Iskandar, Vogel, Wogan, Lilley, Diesmos & Gonzalez 2012).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Belitung,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sipura,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Camiguin Norte],
Calamian Islands
[Culion],
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Palawan,
Panay,
Polillo,
Sulu Islands
[Basilan,
Sibutu,
Tawi-Tawi],
Tablas),
Singapore,
Thailand.
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Boiga cynodon
© Rune Midtgaard
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Boiga dendrophila
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Eastern Mangrove Cat Snake, Mangrove Cat Snake, Mangrove Tree Snake, Yellow-ringed Cat Snake, Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Black and Gold Tree Snake, (Mangrove Snake)
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Östliche Mangroven-Nachtbaumnatter
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Østlig Mangrovekattesnog, (Mangrovesnog)
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1827 | |
Dipsas dendrophila Boie |
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Triglyphodon dendrophilum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1954 |
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Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga dendrophila Barbour 1912 |
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1844 | |
Boiga dendrophila javana Schlegel (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon gemmi-cinctum Duméril & Bibron |
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Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus gemmicinctus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga dendrophila gemmicincta Brongersma 1934 |
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1896 | |
Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus annectens Boulenger |
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Boiga dendrophila annectens Brongersma 1934 |
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1896 | |
Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus latifasciatus Boulenger |
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Boiga dendrophila latifasciatus Brongersma 1934 |
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1896 | |
Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus multicinctus Boulenger |
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Boiga dendrophila multicinctus Brongersma 1934 |
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1896 | |
Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus regularis Boulenger (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1922 | |
Boiga dendrophila divergens Taylor |
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1933 | |
Naja celebensis Ahl (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1936 | |
Boiga dendrophila atra Kopstein (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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2004 | |
Boiga dendrophila levitoni Gaulke, Demegillo & Vogel |
Other common names:
annectans: Bornean Mangrove Cat Snake
divergens: Luzon Mangrove Cat Snake, Northern Philippine Mangrove Cat Snake
gemmicincta: Sulawesi Mangrove Cat Snake
latifasciata: Mindanao Mangrove Cat Snake, Southern Philippine Mangrove Cat Snake
levitoni: Panay Mangrove Cat Snake, (Leviton's Mangrove Cat Snake)
multicincta: Palawan Mangrove Cat Snake
Remarks:
Previously included melanota.
Records of dendrophila from the Asian mainland and some Sumatran and other nearby Indonesian records refer to melanota.
Several other subspecies of dendrophila are expected to represent separate species (Weinell, Barley, Siler, Orlov, Ananjeva, Oaks, Burbrink & Brown 2020).
Reports from the Nicobar Islands refer to wallachi (Das 1999).
Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown (2018) did not include Sicogon in the distribution of the species.
Orlov & Ryabov (2002) erroneously spelled the specific epithet dendrophyla.
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bali,
Buton,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Natuna Islands,
Panaitan,
Sebesi,
Sulawesi,
Togian Islands),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak),
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Calayan],
Balabac,
Batan Islands
[Batan],
Calagnaan,
Catanduanes,
Dinagat,
Dumaran,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Palawan,
Panay,
Polillo,
Samar,
Sicogon).
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Boiga dendrophila
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Boiga dightoni
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Travancore Cat Snake, Pinnad Cat Snake
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Travancore-Nachtbaumnatter
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Travancore-kattesnog
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1894 | |
Dipsas dightoni Boulenger |
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Dipsadomorphus dightoni Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga dightoni Smith 1943 |
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2021 | |
Boiga whitakeri Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel (syn. Narayanan, Das, Anvar, Tillack, Mohapatra, Gower, Rajkumar & Deepak 2023) |
Other common names:
whitakeri: Periyar Cat Snake, (Whitaker's Cat Snake)
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Boiga drapiezii
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White-spotted Cat Snake, Pale-spotted Cat Snake, (Drapiez' Cat Snake)
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Weissflecken-Nachtbaumnatter
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Hvidplettet Kattesnog
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1827 | |
Dipsas drapiezii Boie |
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Triglyphodon drapiezii Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Dipsadomorphus drapiezii Boulenger 1895 |
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Boiga drapiezii Barbour 1912 |
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1768 | |
Dipsadomorphus indicus Laurenti (status uncertain; Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1867 | |
Dipsas Drapiezii Bancana Peters (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
Remarks:
See under schultzei.
Records from Palawan (e.g., Leviton 1963) refer to schultzei (Leviton 1968).
Present in the past, but not confirmed recently from Singapore (Baker & Lim 2008).
Records from Ambon (e.g., Rooij 1917; Jong 1926a; Taylor 1965) are regarded as erroneous (Lang 2013).
Extinct in:
Singapore.
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Java,
Kalimantan,
Natuna Islands
[Bunguran],
Siberut,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Philippines
(Luzon,
Mindanao,
Panay,
Sulu Islands
[Tawi-Tawi]),
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Boiga flavescens
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Yellow Cat Snake
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Gelbe Nachtbaumnatter
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Gul Kattesnog
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon flavescens Dumeril & Bibron |
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Dipsas flavescens Jan 1863 |
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Dipsadomorphus flavescens Boulenger 1895 |
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Boiga flavescens Harris Valle 1995 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of irregularis (e.g., Bosch 1985).
Revalidated as a separate species by Weinell, Barley, Siler, Orlov, Ananjeva, Oaks, Burbrink & Brown (2020).
All records from west of Weber's Line are tentatively assigned to flavescens herein.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Buton,
Kabaena,
Sangir Islands,
Sula Islands
[Sanana],
Sulawesi,
Togian Islands).
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Boiga flaviviridis
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Yellow-Green Cat Snake
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Gelbgrüne Nachtbaumnatter
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Gulgrøn Kattesnog
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2013 | |
Boiga flaviviridis Vogel & Ganesh |
Remarks:
Previously confused with beddomei (e.g., Sivakumar & Manakadan 2007) (Vogel & Ganesh 2013).
Distribution:
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
West Bengal).
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Boiga forsteni
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Speckled Cat Snake, (Forsten's Cat Snake)
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Gesprenkelte Nachtbaumnatter
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Spættet Kattesnog
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon forsteni Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Dipsas forsteni Günther 1864 |
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Dipsadomorphus forsteni Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga forsteni Wall 1924 |
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon tessellatum Duméril & Bibron (Smith 1943) |
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1871 | |
Dipsas forsteni ceylonensis Anderson (Smith 1943) |
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1955 | |
Boiga forsteni haematus Deraniyagala |
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1955 | |
Boiga forsteni marpila Deraniyagala |
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1960 | |
Boiga forsteni leucohaematus Deraniyagala |
Distribution:
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Sri Lanka.
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Boiga forsteni
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Boiga gocool
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Eastern Gamma Cat Snake, Eastern Cat Snake, Arrowback Tree Snake
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Östliche Gamma-Nachtbaumnatter
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Østlig Gamma-kattesnog
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1835 | |
Dipsas gocool Gray |
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Dipsadomorphus gokool [sic] Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga gokool [sic] Shaw & Shebbeare 1930 |
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Boiga gocool Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 |
Remarks:
Although the original spelling of the specific epithet was gocool, the spelling gokool has been used in at least 70 publications since Boulenger (1896).
The original spelling is retained herein, following many recent publications, in spite of reluctance by some authors to go back to the original spelling again
(e.g., Das, Mohapatra, Purkayastha, Sengupta, Dutta, Ahmed & Tillack 2010).
It has been reported from Burma (e.g., Zug, Slowinski & Wogan [www]) and Sikkim (e.g., Swan & Leviton 1962; Jha & Thapa 2002; Orlov & Ryabov 2002), but presence in these regions needs confirmation
(Bauer & Günther 1992; Das, Mohapatra, Purkayastha, Sengupta, Dutta, Ahmed & Tillack 2010).
Also reported from Bihar (Dasgupta & Raha 2004), but this record has been re-examined and refer to forsteni (Das, Mohapatra, Purkayastha, Sengupta, Dutta, Ahmed & Tillack 2010).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal).
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Boiga guangxiensis
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Guangxi Cat Snake
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Guangxi-Nachtbaumnatter
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Guangxi-kattesnog
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1998 | |
Boiga guangxiensis Wen |
Distribution:
Cambodia,
China
(Guangxi),
Laos,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Boiga hoeseli
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Lesser Sundas Cat Snake
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Sunda-Nachtbaumnatter
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Sunda-kattesnog
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2010 | |
Boiga hoeseli Ramadhan, Iskandar & Subasri |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Alor,
Flores,
Komodo,
Lombok,
Rinca,
Sumba,
Sumbawa).
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Boiga irregularis
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Brown Cat Snake, Brown Tree Snake, Doll's Eye Snake, Night Tiger Snake, (Banded Cat Snake)
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Braune Nachtbaumnatter
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Brun Kattesnog
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1802 | |
Coluber irregularis Bechstein |
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Boiga irregularis Fitzinger 1826 |
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Dipsas irregularis Boie 1827 |
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Triglyphodon irregularis Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Dipsadomorphus irregularis Boulenger 1896 |
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1803 | |
Hurria pseudoboiga Daudin (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1842 | |
Dendrophis fusca Gray (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983; Aplin & Smith 2001) |
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Boiga fusca Orlov & Ryabov 2002 |
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1877 | |
Pappophis flavigastra Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1877 | |
Pappophis laticeps Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1884 | |
Dipsas boydii Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Boiga boydii Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1888 | |
Dipsas ornata Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983; Aplin & Smith 2001) |
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Boiga fusca ornata Orlov & Ryabov 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously included flavescens.
Records of irregularis from west of Weber's Line (Sulawesi and nearby islands) refer to flavescens (Weinell, Barley, Siler, Orlov, Ananjeva, Oaks, Burbrink & Brown 2020).
Some populations of this species have been suggested to be specifically distinct and recognized under the names fusca and ornata (e.g., Orlov & Ryabov 2002),
followed by some (e.g., Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), however, many authors continue to treat these forms as synonyms of irregularis
(e.g., Aplin & Smith 2001, Swan & Wilson 2010; Cogger 2014).
A record from Borneo (Iskandar & Stuebing 1998) refer to nigriceps (Iskandar & Colijn 2001).
Claimed to occur in the Philippines (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), but these authors refer to Ternate, which is actually in Indonesia, and Sulu Islands, probably a confusion with Sula Islands,
also in Indonesia.
Authorship has previously been credited to Merrem 1790 (see ICZN (1986): Opinion 1374).
Introduced to:
Guam,
Indonesia
(Talaud Islands),
Micronesia
(incl.
Pohnpei),
Northern Mariana Islands,
USA
(Texas).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Bacan,
Biak,
Boano,
Buru,
Gorong Archipelago,
Halmahera,
Haruku,
Kai Islands,
Manipa,
Misool,
Morotai,
Numfoor,
Salawati,
Seram,
Saparua,
Sudarso Island,
Supiori,
Ternate,
Tidore,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
Duke of York,
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Sudest],
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands,
Woodlark),
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal).
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Boiga jaspidea
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Jasper Cat Snake, Mottled Cat Snake
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Jaspis-Nachtbaumnatter
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Jaspis-kattesnog
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon jaspideum Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Dipsas jaspidea Jan 1863 |
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Dipsadomorphus jaspideus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga jaspidea Sworder 1922 |
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1855 | |
Dipsas fusca Motley & Dillwyn [not Dendrophis fusca Gray 1842] (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1858 | |
Dipsas boops Günther (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1905 | |
Dipsadoides decipiens Annandale (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Nias,
Siberut,
Sipura,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Boiga kraepelini
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Kelung Cat Snake, Square-headed Cat Snake, (Kraepelin's Cat Snake)
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Kelung-Nachtbaumnatter
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Kelung-kattesnog
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1902 | |
Boiga kræpelini Stejneger |
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Dipsadomorphus kraepelini Wall 1903 |
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1910 | |
Dinodon multitemporalis Oshima (Zhao & Adler 1993; Vogel 1994; Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009) |
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Boiga multitemporalis Bourret 1935 |
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1925 | |
Boiga sinensis Schmidt (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Boiga kraepelini sinensis Mell 1931 |
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Sichuan,
Zhejiang),
Taiwan,
Vietnam.
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Boiga melanota
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Western Mangrove Cat Snake, Sumatran Mangrove Cat Snake
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Westliche Mangroven-Nachtbaumnatter
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Vestlig Mangrovekattesnog
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1896 | |
Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus melanotus Boulenger |
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Boiga dendrophila melanota Brongersma 1934 |
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Boiga melanota Weinell, Barley, Siler, Orlov, Ananjeva, Oaks, Burbrink & Brown 2020 |
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1934 | |
Boiga dendrophila occidentalis Brongersma |
Remarks:
For zoogeographic reasons, Boiga dendrophila occidentalis is tentatively included under melanota.
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Indonesia
(Babi,
Bangka,
Batu Islands,
Belitung,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Singapore,
Vietnam.
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Boiga melanota
© Rune Midtgaard
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Boiga multifasciata
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Many-banded Cat Snake, Himalayan Cat Snake
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Himalaya-Nachtbaumnatter
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Himalaya-kattesnog
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1839 | |
Coluber monticolus Hodgson in Cantor [nomen oblitum] (Tillack, Narayanan & Deepak 2021) |
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1860 | |
Dipsas multifasciata Blyth [nomen protectum] (Tillack, Narayanan & Deepak 2021) |
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Dipsadomorphus multifasciatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga multifasciata Smith 1943 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of trigonata. Considered a valid species by most recent publications (e.g., Ahmed & Dasgupta 1992; Das 1994, 1996; Husain & Ray 1995; Murthy 1985; Saikia, Sharma & Sharma 2007; Sanyal & Gayen 2006; Sharma & Sharma 1975; Smith 1943; Whitaker & Captain 2004).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Mizoram,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Philippines
(Miangas).
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Boiga multomaculata
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Marbled Cat Snake, Large-spotted Cat Snake, Many-spotted Cat Snake, Spotted Cat Snake
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Gefleckte Nachtbaumnatter
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Marmor-kattesnog
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|
1827 | |
Dipsas multomaculata Boie |
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Boiga multimaculata [lapsus] Cope 1860 |
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Dipsadomorphus multimaculatus [lapsus] Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga multomaculata Welch 1988 |
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1868 | |
Dipsas ochraceus Günther (syn. Köhler, Charunrochana, Mogk, Than, Kurniawan, Kadafi, Das, Tillack & O'Shea 2023) |
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Boiga ochracea Smith 1943 |
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1931 | |
Boiga multimaculata hainanensis [sic] Mell [1929] (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1931 | |
Boiga multimaculata indica [sic] Mell [1929] (Taylor 1965) |
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1931 | |
Boiga multimaculata sikiangensis [sic] Mell [1929] (Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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1943 | |
Boiga ochracea walli Smith (syn. Köhler, Charunrochana, Mogk, Than, Kurniawan, Kadafi, Das, Tillack & O'Shea 2023) |
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Boiga walli Wogan 2012 |
Other common names:
ochracea: Common Tawny Cat Snake, Ochraceous Cat Snake
walli: (Wall's Tawny Cat Snake, Wall's Cat Snake)
Remarks:
Previously included stoliczkae.
Wogan (2012) and Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) treated walli as a separate species, both referring to pers. comm. with I. Das.
Reported from Borneo by several authors (e.g. Haas 1950; Haile 1959; Bosch 1985; Iskandar & Colijn 2001; Das 2007),
but the species was not regarded as a Bornean species by Stuebing, Inger & Lardner (2014).
The latter authors are followed herein.
Presence in Sulawesi needs confirmation, since only a few voucher specimens are available from the island (De Lang & Vogel 2005)
Introduced to:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong
[incl.
Nan Ao Island],
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong
[incl.
Shek Kwu Chau Island],
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Macau,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands],
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Sikkim,
Tripura,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Penida,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Boiga nigriceps
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Dark-headed Cat Snake, Black-headed Cat Snake, Red Cat Snake
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Rote Nachtbaumnatter
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Mørkhovedet Kattesnog
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|
1863 | |
Dipsas nigriceps Günther |
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Dipsadomorphus nigriceps Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga nigriceps Barbour 1912 |
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1867 | |
Dipsas Hoffmanseggii Peters (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1903 | |
Dipsadomorphus pallidus Boulenger (Iskandar & Colijn 2001) |
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1926 | |
Boiga nigriceps brevicauda Smith |
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Boiga nigriceps brevicaudata [lapsus?] Orlov & Ryabov 2002 |
Remarks:
Reported for Guangxi, China, by Zhao & Adler (1993), but apparently in error or based on misidentification.
No other works have been found to support the presence in China of the species.
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Nias,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Tioman)]),
Thailand.
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Boiga nuchalis
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Collared Cat Snake
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Halsband-Nachtbaumnatter
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Halsbånd-kattesnog
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|
1875 | |
Dipsas nuchalis Günther |
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Dipsadomorphus nuchalis Wall 1909 |
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Boiga nuchalis Welch 1988 |
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1955 | |
Boiga ceylonensis dakhunensis Deraniyagala (Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of ceylonensis (e.g., Smith 1943).
Treated as a separate species by Welch (1988), followed by others (e.g., Das 1994; Whitaker & Captain 2004; Ganesh, Giri, Achyuthan, Narayanan & Murthy 2021).
Probably restricted to the Western Ghats.
Records from Odisha are doubtful and need further studies (Vogel & Ganesh 2013; Ganesh, Giri, Achyuthan, Narayanan & Murthy 2021).
Records from Nepal (e.g., Das 1996; Orlov & Ryabov 2002; Schleich & Kästle [eds.] 2002; Kästle, Rai & Schleich 2013) are considered erroneous (Ganesh, Giri, Achyuthan, Narayanan & Murthy 2021).
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Boiga philippina
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Luzon Cat Snake, Philippine Cat Snake
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Luzon-Nachtbaumnatter
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Luzon-kattesnog
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|
1867 | |
Dipsas philippina Peters |
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Dipsadomorphus philippinus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga philippina Griffin 1911 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Babuyan Claro,
Dalupiri],
Luzon).
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Boiga quincunciata
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Assam Cat Snake
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Assam-Nachtbaumnatter
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Assam-kattesnog
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|
1908 | |
Dipsadomorphus quincunciatus Wall |
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Boiga quincunciata Smith 1940 |
Remarks:
Recorded from Myanmar, but the exact range within this country is uncertain (Lau, Zhou & Ghosh 2021).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Manipur,
Mizoram,
West Bengal),
Myanmar.
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Boiga ranawanei
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Sri Lankan Yellow-bellied Cat Snake
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Srilankanische Gelbbäuchige Nachtbaumnatter
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Srilankansk Gulbuget Kattesnog
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|
2005 | |
Boiga ranawanei Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena & Orlov |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of beddomei (e.g., Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda 2007).
Revalidated a a separate species by Ganesh, Samarawickrama, Urs, Srikanthan & Adhikari (2022).
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Boiga saengsomi
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Banded Green Cat Snake, Banded Cat Snake
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Gebänderte Nachtbaumnatter
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Båndet Grøn Kattesnog
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|
1985 | |
Boiga saengsomi Nutphand |
|
1986 | |
Boiga mahasomi Nutphand (David, Cox, Pauwels, Chanhome & Thirakhupt 2004) |
Distribution:
Thailand.
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Boiga schultzei
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Palawan Cat Snake, (Schultze's Blunt-headed Tree Snake)
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Palawan-Nachtbaumnatter
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Palawan-kattesnog
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|
1923 | |
Boiga schultzei Taylor |
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| |
Boiga drapiezii schultzei Welch 1988 |
Remarks:
Welch (1988) regarded this species as a subspecies of drapiezii, but without discussion or references.
Distribution:
Philippines
(Palawan).
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Boiga siamensis
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Grey Cat Snake, Siamese Cat Snake, Thai Cat Snake, Eyed Cat Snake, Ocellated Cat Snake
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Siamesische Nachtbaumnatter
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Siamesisk Kattesnog
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|
1971 | |
Boiga cynodon siamensis Nutphand |
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Boiga siamensis Pauwels, David, Chanhome, Vogel, Chan-Ard & Orlov 2005 |
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1973 | |
Boiga ocellata Kroon (Pauwels, David, Chanhome, Vogel, Chan-Ard & Orlov 2005) |
Remarks:
Previously confused with cynodon.
Many older records of cynodon refer to siamensis.
Records from West Malaysia (e.g., Orlov & Ryabov 2002; Wogan, Grismer, Chan-Ard, Bhattarai & Khan 2021) are regarded as doubtful.
The species was not mentioned for the country by Charlton (2020).
Wogan, Grismer, Chan-Ard, Bhattarai & Khan (2021) included the country in the range description, but showed no presence in Malaysia on their map.
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Boiga stoliczkae
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Darjeeling Cat Snake, (Stoliczka's Tawny Cat Snake)
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Darjeeling-Nachtbaumnatter
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Darjeeling-kattesnog
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|
1909 | |
Dipsadomorphus stoliczkae Wall |
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Boiga ochracea stoliczkae Kramer 1977 |
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Boiga stoliczkae Shaw, Shebbeare & Barker 1940 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of ochracea (e.g., Smith 1943).
Revalidated as a separate species by Köhler, Charunrochana, Mogk, Than, Kurniawan, Kadafi, Das, Tillack & O'Shea (2023).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Nepal.
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Boiga tanahjampeana
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Tanahjampea Cat Snake
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Tanahjampea-Nachtbaumnatter
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Tanahjampea-kattesnog
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|
2002 | |
Boiga tanahjampeana Orlov & Ryabov |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Tanahjampea).
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Boiga thackerayi
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Maharashtra Cat Snake, (Thackeray’s Cat Snake)
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Maharashtra-Nachtbaumnatter
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Maharashtra-kattesnog
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|
2019 | |
Boiga thackerayi Giri, Deepak, Captain, Pawar & Tillack |
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu).
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Boiga trigonata
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Western Gamma Cat Snake, Indian Gamma Snake, Common Indian Cat Snake, Common Cat Snake, Common Brown Tree Snake, Indian Tree Snake
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Westliche Gamma-Nachtbaumnatter, Dreiecks-Nachtbaumnatter
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Vestlig Gamma-kattesnog, Almindelig Indisk Kattesnog
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|
1802 | |
Coluber trigonatus Schneider |
|
| |
Dipsas trigonata Blyth 1855 |
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Dipsadomorphus trigonatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga trigonatum Nikolsky 1916 |
|
1904 | |
Dipsadomorphus trigonata melanocephalus Annandale |
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Boiga trigonata melanocephala Welch 1988 |
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Boiga melanocephala Khan 1994 |
Other common names:
melanocephala: Dark-headed Gamma Cat Snake, Dark-headed Cat Snake
trigonata: Indian Gamma Cat Snake
Remarks:
Previously included multifasciata. Some authors regard melanocephala as a separate species (e.g., Khan 2006). Presence in Bhutan needs confirmation (Bauer & Günther 1992).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Bangladesh,
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Iran,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.
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Boiga wallachi
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Nicobar Cat Snake
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Nicobarische Nachtbaumnatter
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Nicobarisk Kattesnog
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|
1998 | |
Boiga wallachi Das |
Distribution:
India
(Nicobar Islands).
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Boiga westermanni
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Indian Egg Eater
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Indische Eierschlange
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Indisk Ægsnog, Indisk Ægslange
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|
1863 | |
Elachistodon westermanni Reinhardt |
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| |
Boiga westermanni Mohan, Visvanathan & Vasudevan 2018 |
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Bihar,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Telangana,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal.
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