Boiga ochracea walli (Smith, 1943)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1257-1258

Boiga ochracea walli (Smith, 1943)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, former Dhaka-Sylhet highway bisecting the park; 24°20.0′N, 091°48.0′E; 13 Jul. 2011; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.156 .

Identification. This is a medium-sized cat snake with eight supralabials, one preocular, two postoculars, 19 midbody scale rows with a greatly enlarged hexagonal vertebral row, and patternless tawny coloration with the

head the same color as the body ( Das 2010). At least one specimen was found with supralabials III – V in contact with orbit, rather than the usual IV – VI stated in the published description. Another specimen was observed with light markings reminiscent of B. gocool .

Taxonomic notes. The presence of B. ochracea walli in LNP was published as a range extension from Sylhet District (Rahman 2012a).

Habitat. In LNP, B. ochracea walli was primarily found in degraded forest, with only a couple of specimens found in other habitats.