Boiga drapiezii

Taxobox | name = White-Spotted Cat Snake
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Boiga"
species = "B. drapiezii"
binomial = "Boiga drapiezii"
binomial_authority = (Boje, 1827)

The White-Spotted Cat Snake ("Boiga drapiezii") is a long and slender cat snake species 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.

Distribution

Indonesia, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines.

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.

Diet

The White-Spotted Cat snake feeds on geckos, frogs and other smaller snakes in the wild.

External links

* [http://www.gernot-vogel.de/index.php?target=checklist Gernot Vogel's Boiga species checklist]
* [http://www.naturemalaysia.com/bdrapiezii.htm naturemalaysia.com's White-Spotted Cat Snake page]