Dog-toothed cat snakes are large, mildly poisonous, rear-fanged species of snakes belonging to the colubrid family, found in large parts of Asia. They are both terrestrial as well as arboreal. They are nocturnal too.
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Class |
Reptilia |
Order |
Squamata |
Suborder |
Serpentes |
Family |
Colubridae |
Subfamily |
Colubrinae |
Genus |
Boiga |
Scientific Name |
Boiga cynodon |
Length |
More than 2m |
Color |
Orange-brown to yellowish-brown body; from the neck to the tail tip there are white-edged irregular dark bars, presence of an irregular dark stripe at the back of the eye |
Distribution |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippine Islands |
Habitat |
Edge of rainforest, palm plantations |
Diet |
Small birds, bird eggs, lizards, small mammals |
Venom Fact |
Mildly venomous |
Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
Clutch Size |
6 to 12 |
IUCN Conservation Status |
Least Concern |
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