Boiga beddomei

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Boiga
Species: Boiga beddomei

Name

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Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 69.8.28.123, adult ♀, collected by Dr. Leith, date unknown. [designated by Ganesh et al. (2020: 308).
  • Type locality: “Ceylon and Western Ghats”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Matheran”, Maharashtra, India, by Ganesh et al. (2020: 308).

Combinations

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  • Dipsadomorphus beddomei Wall, 1909: 152 [original combination]
  • Boiga beddomeiTaylor, 1950: 576 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Wall, Frank 1921. Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages.
  • Whitaker, Romulus & Captain 2004. Snakes of India. Draco Books, 500 pp.
  • Vogel, G. & Ganesh, S.R. 2013. A new species of cat snake (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae: Boiga) from dry forests of eastern Peninsular India. Zootaxa 3637(2): 158–168. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3637.2.6   Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Beddome's Cat Snake
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