Boiga bourreti

Boiga bourreti is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Etymology[]

The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.^[2]

B. bourreti is found in central Vietnam.^[3]

The preferred natural habitat of B. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).^[1]

B. bourreti is nocturnal.^[1]

B. bourreti preys upon small vertebrates.^[1]

B. bourreti is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L.; Golynsky, E.; Bain, R. (2012). "Boiga bourreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T176620A1441655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176620A1441655.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Boiga bourreti, p. 35).
^ ^a ^b Species Boiga bourreti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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