Colubridae

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Boiga nuchalis (Günther, 1875)

Boiga nuchalis (Günther, 1875)

Boiga nuchalis (Günther, 1875)

Boiga nuchalis is a cat snake species found in South Indian hill forests that feeds mostly on lizards.

Boiga siamensis Nutaphand, 1971

Boiga siamensis Nutaphand, 1971

Boiga siamensis Nutaphand, 1971

Boiga siamensis is a large oviparous arboreal cat snake found across South and Southeast Asia.

Boiga kraepelini Stejneger, 1902

Boiga kraepelini Stejneger, 1902

Boiga kraepelini Stejneger, 1902

Boiga kraepelini is a nocturnal, mostly arboreal colubrid snake found across East and Southeast Asia.

Boiga multomaculata (Boie, 1827)

Boiga multomaculata (Boie, 1827)

Boiga multomaculata (Boie, 1827)

Boiga multomaculata is a spotted snake with a documented range across parts of Asia and North Central Florida, USA.

Boiga jaspidea (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga jaspidea (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga jaspidea (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga jaspidea, the jasper cat snake, is a small, elusive arboreal snake found across parts of Southeast Asia.

Boiga irregularis (Bechstein, 1802)

Boiga irregularis (Bechstein, 1802)

Boiga irregularis (Bechstein, 1802)

Boiga irregularis, the brown tree snake, is a nocturnal arboreal snake native to Australasia, best known as an invasive pest on Guam.

Boiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga forsteni is an oviparous colubrid snake found across South Asia in lowland forests and farmland.

Boiga cyanea (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga cyanea (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga cyanea (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Boiga cyanea, the green cat snake, is a mildly venomous rear-fanged arboreal snake found across South and Southeast Asia.

Boiga cynodon (Boie, 1827)

Boiga cynodon (Boie, 1827)

Boiga cynodon (Boie, 1827)

Boiga cynodon is a widespread Southeast Asian large cat snake listed by IUCN as Least Concern.

Boiga drapiezii (Boie, 1827)

Boiga drapiezii (Boie, 1827)

Boiga drapiezii (Boie, 1827)

Boiga drapiezii is a two-phase colubrid snake found across Southeast Asian forests, that needs further taxonomic review.

Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909)

Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909)

Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909)

Boiga beddomei is a slender, nocturnal arboreal oviparous snake found in the Western Ghats hill ranges of India.

Boiga thackerayi Giri, Deepak, Captain, Pawar & Tillack, 2019

Boiga thackerayi Giri, Deepak, Captain, Pawar & Tillack, 2019

Boiga thackerayi Giri, Deepak, Captain, Pawar & Tillack, 2019

Thackeray's cat snake (Boiga thackerayi) is a nocturnal, arboreal snake endemic to India's Western Ghats.

Boiga melanota (Boulenger, 1896)

Boiga melanota (Boulenger, 1896)

Boiga melanota (Boulenger, 1896)

Boiga melanota, the western mangrove cat snake, is a large mildly venomous Asian cat snake found across Southeast Asia.

Bogertophis subocularis (Brown, 1901)

Bogertophis subocularis (Brown, 1901)

Bogertophis subocularis (Brown, 1901)

Bogertophis subocularis, the Trans-Pecos rat snake, is a North American rat snake with distinct physical and reproductive traits.

Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859

Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859

Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859

Arizona elegans, the glossy or faded snake, is a smaller North American snake that lives in southwestern semi-arid grasslands and lays eggs.

Trimorphodon tau Cope, 1870

Trimorphodon tau Cope, 1870

Trimorphodon tau Cope, 1870

Trimorphodon tau, the Mexican lyre snake, is a medium nocturnal snake that feeds mostly on lizards, found across central and southern Mexico.

Trimorphodon lambda Cope, 1886

Trimorphodon lambda Cope, 1886

Trimorphodon lambda Cope, 1886

Sonoran lyre snake (Trimorphodon lambda) is a colubrid snake found in the United States and Mexico.

Trimorphodon quadruplex Smith, 1941

Trimorphodon quadruplex Smith, 1941

Trimorphodon quadruplex Smith, 1941

The Central American lyre snake (Trimorphodon quadruplex) is a colubrid species found across four Central American countries.

Trimorphodon lyrophanes (Cope, 1860)

Trimorphodon lyrophanes (Cope, 1860)

Trimorphodon lyrophanes (Cope, 1860)

The Baja California lyre snake (Trimorphodon lyrophanes) is a colubrid snake found in the United States and Mexico.

Trimorphodon vilkinsonii Cope, 1886

Trimorphodon vilkinsonii Cope, 1886

Trimorphodon vilkinsonii Cope, 1886

Trimorphodon vilkinsonii, the Texas lyre snake, is a medium-sized oviparous snake found in dry rocky areas of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Trimorphodon biscutatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Trimorphodon biscutatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Trimorphodon biscutatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Trimorphodon biscutatus is a moderately sized snake with large vertical-pupiled eyes and distinct dorsal blotching.

Trimorphodon paucimaculatus Taylor, 1938

Trimorphodon paucimaculatus Taylor, 1938

Trimorphodon paucimaculatus Taylor, 1938

Sinaloan lyre snake (Trimorphodon paucimaculatus) is a colubrid snake species found in Mexico.

Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849

Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849

Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849

Thelotornis capensis is a slender long-tailed oviparous snake found in southern Africa.

Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)

Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)

Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)

Thelotornis mossambicanus is an endemic venomous colubrid snake found across multiple regions of Eastern Africa.

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