Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Boiga drapiezii
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Boiga drapiezii, commonly known as Drapiez's cat snake and the white-spotted cat snake, is a species of long and slender rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Maritime Southeast Asia and is common throughout its range.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2022) |
Remove ads
Etymology
The epithet, drapiezii, is in honor of Belgian naturalist Auguste Drapiez.[3]
Description
There are two known phases of B. drapiezii. 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.[citation needed] This species is in need of urgent review, with possibly subspecies awaiting discovery and subsequent description.[citation needed]
Geographic range
B. drapiezii is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. drapiezii is forest, at altitudes of 80–900 m (260–2,950 ft).[1]
Behavior
The white-spotted cat snake is nocturnal and arboreal.[1] It can often be found moving about on the forest floor in search of prey and travel.[citation needed] It is found in tropical rainforest, sometimes on branches near streams.[citation needed]
Diet
In the wild, the white-spotted cat snake preys upon frogs, geckos, and other small lizards,[1] as well as insects, birds, and bird eggs.[4]
Reproduction
References
Further reading
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads