Boiga gocool (Gray, 1835)

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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239

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scientific name

Boiga gocool (Gray, 1835)
status

 

Boiga gocool (Gray, 1835)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, Ful- bari Tea Garden bordering LNP; 24°19.18′N, 091°48.19′E; 16 Jun. 2011; 11:00; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.342 GoogleMaps .

Identification. Specimens were identified by 21 mid- body scale rows, vertical Y-shaped markings on the dorsal surface separated by light vertebral line, lack of white spots on the lateral surface, and a characteristic arrowhead-shaped mark on top of the head ( Whitaker and Captain 2008).

Habitat. This cat snake was found in mature forest, degraded forest, tea plantation, and paddy fields. Though we only sighted a few specimens, there was some suggestion that it favored habitat near marsh and paddy edges.

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Boiga

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