Boiga siamensis

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 siamensis

Name

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Boiga siamensis Nootpand, 1971

Type locality: Sakaerat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.

Holotype: FMNH 191997, male.

Synonyms

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  • Boiga siamensis Nootpand, 1971
  • Boiga ocellata Kroon, 1973
  • Boiga ocellataCox et al., 1998: 77
  • Boiga ocellataChan-ard et al., 1999: 159
  • Boiga ocellataWhitaker & Captain, 2004
  • Boiga ocellataDavid et al., 2004

References

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  • Kroon,C. 1973. A new colubrid snake (Boiga) from Southeastern Asia. Copeia, 1973: 580–586.
  • Whitaker, R. & Captain, A. 2004. Snakes of India. The Field Guide. Draco Books, 500 pp. Reference page
  • Pauwels, O.S.G.; David, P.; Chimsunchart, C. & Thirakhupt, K. 2003. Reptiles of Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand: a list of species, with natural history notes, and a discussion on the biogeography at the Isthmus of Kra. Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University, 3 (1): 23–53.
  • Boiga siamensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 August 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Gray Cat Snake