Boiga bourreti
Boiga bourreti is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]
| Boiga bourreti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Boiga |
| Species: | B. bourreti |
| Binomial name | |
| Boiga bourreti | |
Etymology
The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.[3]
Geographic range
B. bourreti is found in central Vietnam between Kon Tum and Quảng Bình provinces. Its true range may extend into adjacent Laos and Cambodia.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]
Description
B. bourreti has a wide dark neck band and dorsal scales arranged in 19 rows at midbody.[2]
Diet
B. bourreti preys upon small vertebrates.[1]
References
- Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L.; Golynsky, E.; Bain, R. (2012). "Boiga bourreti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T176620A1441655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176620A1441655.en. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- Boiga bourreti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 July 2023.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Boiga bourreti, p. 35).
Further reading
- Nguyen VS, Ho TC, Nguyen QT (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
- Tillack F, Ziegler T, Le QK (2004). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae) aus dem zentralen Vietnam ". Sauria 26 (4): 3–13. (Boiga bourreti, new species). (in German).
- Ziegler T, Orlov NL, Giang TT, Nguyen TQ, Nguyen TT, Le QK, Nguyen KV, Vu TN (2010). "New records of cat snakes, Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae), from Vietnam, inclusive of an extended diagnosis of Boiga bourreti Tillack, Le & Ziegler, 2004". Zoosystematics and Evolution 86 (2): 263–274.
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