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Boiga cynodon

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Scientific name
  
Boiga cynodon

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Family
  
Higher classification
  
Boiga

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Boiga, Snake, Reptile, Boiga cyanea, Boiga nigriceps

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Boiga cynodon, commonly known as the dog-toothed cat snake, is a nocturnal species of rear-fanged colubrid snake endemic to Asia.

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Description

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2 m (6 12 ft) in total length. The front teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jaw are strongly enlarged.
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The body is slender and laterally compressed. Dorsally it is tannish with reddish-brown or dark brown crossbands. There is a dark streak behind the eye on each side of the head. The venter is whitish, heavily marbled with dark brown.

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The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 23 or 33 rows at midbody, and those in the vertebral row are strongly enlarged. Ventrals 248-290; subcaudals 114-165.

Diet

It feeds mainly upon small birds and bird eggs, but may also take lizards and small mammals.

Reproduction

Boiga cynodon is an oviparous species, with sexually mature females laying eggs, 6-12 per clutch.

Geographic range

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  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • India (Assam)
  • Indonesia (Bali, Bangka, Belitung, Borneo, Flores, Java, Kalimantan, Mentawai Archipelago, Nias, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Sumbawa)
  • Laos
  • Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia), Pulau Tioman
  • Myanmar (formerly called Burma)
  • Philippine Islands (Basilan, Culion, Dinagat, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Sibutu, Sulu Archipelago)
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • References

    Boiga cynodon Wikipedia


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