White-spotted cat snake

Boiga drapiezii

''Boiga drapiezii'', commonly known as the white-spotted cat snake, is a species of long and slender rear-fanged colubrid that is common throughout its range.
White-spottet_cat_snake Boiga drapiezii,Geotagged,Malaysia,Winter

Appearance

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.
White Spotted Cat Snake Boiga drapiezii, commonly known as the white-spotted cat snake, is a species of long and slender rear-fanged colubrid that is common throughout its range. 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. Boiga drapiezii,Geotagged,Malaysia,White-spotted cat snake,Winter,sarawak,snake

Naming

The epithet, ''drapiezii'', is in honor of Belgian naturalist Auguste Drapiez.

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.

Food

The white-spotted cat snake feeds on geckos, frogs and other smaller snakes in the wild.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusBoiga
SpeciesB. drapiezii
Photographed in
Malaysia