Boiga trigonata

Boiga trigonata

Taxobox | name = Indian Gamma Snake
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Boiga"
species = "B. trigonata"
binomial = "Boiga trigonata"
binomial_authority = (Schneider, 1802)

The Indian Gamma Snake or Common Cat Snake ("Boiga trigonata") is a species of snake found in South Asia.

Description

:"See snake scales for terms used"Anterior palatine and mandibular teeth scarcely larger than the posterior. Eye as long as its distance from the nostril; rostral broader than deep; internasals shorter than, the prefrontals; frontal longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreals as long as deep or deeper than long; one preocular, not extending to the upper surface of the head; two postoculars; temporals 2+3; upper labials 8, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye; 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are about as long as the posterior. Body moderately compressed; scales in 21 (rarely 19) rows, disposed obliquely, vertebrals very feebly enlarged. Ventrals 229-269; anal entire; subcaudals 79-92; Yellowish olive or pale grey above, with a white black-edged zigzag band along the back; head with two brown bands edged with black, diverging posteriorly; belly white, with or without a series of small brown spots along each side. Total length 3 feet: tail 7 inches. [Boulenger, G. A. 1890. Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.]

Type locality: Perso-Baluchistan frontier

Distribution

It is distributed throughout Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan (Leviton 1959: 461), S Turkmenistan, S Uzbekistan, SE Tajikistan, and Iran. The race "melanocephala" is found in Pakistan; this form is variously considered as a subspecies, color variant, or full species.

Notes

References

* Annandale, N. 1904 Additions to the Collection of Oriental Snakes in the Indian Museum J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 73: 207-211
* Bechstein, J. M. 1802 Herrn de Lacépède's Naturgeschichte der Amphibien oder der eyerlegenden vierfüssigen Thiere und der Schlangen. Eine Fortsetzung von Buffon's Naturgeschichte aus dem Französischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen. Weimar: Industrie Comptoir
* Gans C. and Latifi, M. 1973 Another case of presumptive mimicry in snakes. Copeia 1973: 801-802.

External links

*
* [http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Boiga_trigonata2.jpgImage]
* [http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Boiga_trigonata.jpgImage]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Boiga trigonata — Boiga trigonata …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Boiga — Serpents ratiers à ventre jaune …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Boiga — Mangroven Nachtbaumnatter (Boiga dendrophila) Systematik Ordnung: Schuppenkrie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Boiga — Taxobox name = Boiga image size = 240px image caption = Mangrove Snake, Boiga dendrophila regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Colubridae genus = Boiga genus authority = Fitzinger,… …   Wikipedia

  • Boiga — Serpents ratiers à ventre jaune …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Nachtbaumnattern — Boiga Mangroven Nachtbaumnatter (Boiga dendrophila) Systematik Ordnung: Schuppenkriechtiere (Squamata) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Бойги — Бойга Форс …   Википедия

  • List of snakes of South Asia (Colubridae) — The following is a list of colubrid snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains. This forms part of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Список пресмыкающихся Туркмении — На территории Туркмении представлены 3 вида черепах, не менее 49 видов ящериц, не менее 30 видов змей. Содержание 1 Отряд Черепахи (Testudines) 2 Отряд Ящерицы (Sauria) …   Википедия

  • Список пресмыкающихся Азии — включает виды класса Пресмыкающихся, распространённые на территории Азии. Содержание 1 Отряд Черепахи (Testudines) 1.1 Семейство Кожистые черепахи (Dermochelyidae) …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”