Andaman cat snakes are mildly poisonous species of snakes belonging to the colubrid family, endemic to the Andaman Islands of India. They are rear-fanged, arboreal and nocturnal.
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Chordata |
| Class |
Reptilia |
| Order |
Squamata |
| Suborder |
Serpentes |
| Family |
Colubridae |
| Subfamily |
Colubrinae |
| Genus |
Boiga |
| Scientific Name |
Boiga andamanensis |
| Length |
Around 2.8 ft, although it may grow to 4.9 ft |
| Color |
Dorsal back is pale reddish or grayish brown with faint or prominent irregular black cross-lines up to tail where it turns faint; white or yellowish belly with black spots on each side; top of head same as dorsal color with non-uniform or faint dark markings, upper lip whitish; from behind the eye to the posterior of head there is one indistinct black line |
| Distribution |
Andaman islands (India) |
| Habitat |
Forested areas, human dwellings like thatched roofs of houses |
| Diet |
Lizards, geckos, rodents, frogs, bats, small birds |
| Venom Fact |
Neurotoxic |
| Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
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Boiga Andamanensis
