Boiga saengsomi

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Boiga saengsomi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Boiga
Species:
B. saengsomi
Binomial name
Boiga saengsomi
, 1985

Boiga saengsomi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology[]

The specific name, saengsomi, is in honor of who is a Thai animal collector.[2]

Geographic range[]

B. saengsomi is found in southern Thailand.[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of B. saengsomi is forest.[1]

Reproduction[]

B. saengsomi is oviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Boiga saengsomi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192137A2045612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192137A2045612.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Boiga saengsomi, p. 231).
  3. ^ a b Species Boiga saengsomi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

Further reading[]

  • (1985). "[Banded Green Cat Snake Boiga saengsomi Nutphand (new species)]". Bangkok, Thailand: [Thai Zoological Center of Bangkok]. 6 pp. (in Thai).
  • Nutphand W, , Smith HM, (1991). "The Original Description, Type Specimen and Status of the Colubrid Snake Boiga saengsomi Nutphand". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 27 (3): 157–165.
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