Boiga beddomei

Boiga beddomei

Taxonavigation

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

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

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

References

Primary references

• Wall, F. 1909. Remarks on some forms of Dipsadomorphus. Records of the Indian Museum 3: 151–155. BHL
• Ganesh, S.R., Achyuthan, N.S., Chandramouli, S.R. & Vogel, G. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the Boiga ceylonensis group (Serpentes: Colubridae): re-examination of type specimens, redefinition of nominate taxa and an updated key. Zootaxa 4779(3): 301–332. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Boiga beddomei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 December 2021.
• Captain, A., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Vyas, R., Mohapatra, P. & Kulkarni, N.U. 2021. IUCN: Boiga beddomei  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176619A123302891. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176619A123302891.en

Vernacular names

English: Beddome's Cat Snake

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