Boiga ceylonensis (Günther 1858)

Boiga ceylonensis (Sri Lanka cat snake) is a species of rear-fanged, mildly venomous, nocturnal, arboreal colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

This is a thin-bodied, elongate, slim, tree snake. Taxonomic features: Dorsal Scales in 19 rows, oblique ; scales along the vertebral row much enlarged, and at mid body nearly as broad as long. Ventrals scales 217–237; the anals are undivided, subcaudals 95–109. The colour is brown or greyish above, with a series of blackish transverse cross bands ; nape with a blackish blotch, or three blackish longitudinal streaks, or a transverse bar ; a more or less distinct brown crown marking on top of head and a thick streak from the eye to the angle of the mouth ; lower parts yellowish, dotted with brown, usually with a lateral series of small brown dots. They are about 4 feet long from tip to tip with the tail 10 inches.

Distribution range

It is an endemic species to Sri Lanka. Previously believed to occur in the Western Ghats of India, but was falsified by recent studies.

Interaction with humans

This snake frequently ventures into human dwellings in search of prey such as geckos. It has a somewhat aggressive disposition and boldly strikes out when disturbed or cornered.^[3] This snake is known as Nidi mapila by the Sinhala speaking community of Sri Lanka.^[4]

See also

• Boiga barnesii

Notes

References

• Günther, A. 1858 Catalogue of Colubrine snakes of the British Museum. London, I – XVI, 1 – 281
• Wall, Frank 1921 Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, government printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages
• GANESH, S.R., N.S. ACHYUTHAN, S.R. CHANDRAMOULI & GERNOT VOGEL (2020). Taxonomic revision of the Boiga ceylonensis group (Serpentes: Colubridae): re-examination of type specimens, redefinition of nominate taxa and an updated key.4779 (3): 301–332.

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Erreferentziak

• TIGR Reptile Database in Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist

Ikus, gainera

• Boiga
• Colubridae

Boiga ceylonensis est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Colubridae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre en Inde (dans les États d'Assam, d'Orissa et de Maharashtra) et au Sri Lanka^[1]. Elle a également été mentionnée aux îles Andaman mais n'a pas été listée par Das en 1999^[2].

Étymologie

Son nom d'espèce, composé de ceylon et du suffixe latin -ensis, « qui vit dans, qui habite », lui a été donné en référence au lieu de sa découverte, Ceylan, l'ancien nom du Sri Lanka.

Publication originale

• Günther, 1858 : Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum, London, p. 1-281 (texte intégral).

Notes et références

1. ↑ ^{a et b} (en) Référence Reptarium Reptile Database : Boiga ceylonensis
2. ↑ Das, 1999 : Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. in Ota, 1999, Tropical Island herpetofauna..., p. 43-77.

Boiga ceylonensis^[1] este o specie de șerpi din genul Boiga, familia Colubridae, descrisă de Günther 1858.^[2][3] Conform Catalogue of Life specia Boiga ceylonensis nu are subspecii cunoscute.^[2]

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