Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Toxicodryas
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African Tree Cat Snakes
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Afrikanische Baumkatzennattern
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Afrikanske Trækattesnoge
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1857 |  |
Toxicodryas Hallowell (type species: Dipsas blandingii Hallowell 1844) |
Contents:
4 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of
Boiga
by some authors (e.g., Loveridge 1957; Rasmussen 1979; Williams & Wallach 1989; Spawls & Branch 1995; Pauwels & Vande weghe 2008; Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011),
but as a valid genus in most recent works
(e.g., Welch 1982; Orlov & Ryabov 2002; Trape & Mané 2006a; Chirio & LeBreton 2007; Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014;
Greenbaum & al. 2021).
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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Toxicodryas adamanteus
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Eastern Powdered Cat Snake, Eastern Powdered Tree Snake
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Östliche Pulver-Baumkatzennatter
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Østlig Pulvertræsnog
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2021 | |
Toxicodryas adamanteus Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Rödel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as the eastern population of pulverulenta.
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
South Sudan,
Uganda.
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Toxicodryas blandingii
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Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake, Brown Tree Snake, (Blanding's Tree Snake, Powdered Tree Snake)
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Westliche Braune Baumkatzennatter
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Vestlig Brun Trækattesnog, (Blandings Træsnog)
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1844 | |
Dipsas Blandingii Hallowell |
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Dipsadomorphus blandingii Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga blandingii Schmidt 1923 |
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Toxicodryas blandingii Hallowell 1857 |
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1854 | |
Triglyphodon fuscum Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1856 | |
Dipsas fasciata Fischer (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1856 | |
Dipsas globiceps Fischer (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1856 | |
Dipsas valida Fischer (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1859 | |
Dipsas Fischeri Jan in Dumeril (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1861 | |
Triglyphodon fuscum var. obscurum Dumeril (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1871 | |
Dipsas regalis Jan in Jan & Sordelli (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1885 | |
Dipsas globiceps var. tumboensis Müller (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1979 | |
Boiga blandingii occidentalis Stucki-Stirn (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
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1979 | |
Boiga blandingii subfulva Stucki-Stirn (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
Remarks:
Previously included the population now assigned to vexator.
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Toxicodryas pulverulenta
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Western Powdered Cat Snake, Powdered Tree Snake, Powdery Tree Snake, Orange Tree Snake, Blotchy Tree Snake, (Fischer's Cat Snake)
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Westliche Pulver-Baumkatzennatter
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Vestlig Pulvertræsnog, (Fischers Træsnog)
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1856 | |
Dipsas pulverulenta Fischer |
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Dipsadomorphus pulverulentus Boulenger 1896 |
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Boiga pulverulenta Schmidt 1923 |
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Toxicodryas pulverulenta Welch 1982 |
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1917 | |
Dipsadomorphus Boueti Chabanaud (syn. Greenbaum & al. 2021) |
Remarks:
Previously included the population now assigned to adamanteus.
Records of this species from Sao Tome are regarded as erroneous (Ceríaco, Marques & Bauer 2018).
Distribution:
Benin,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Toxicodryas vexator
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Eastern Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake, (Eastern Blanding's Tree Snake)
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Östliche Braune Baumkatzennatter
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Østlig Brun Trækattesnog
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Toxicodryas vexator Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Rödel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as the eastern population of blandingii.
Distribution:
Angola,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya,
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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