Boiga siamensis Nutphand, 1971

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 : 1258

Boiga siamensis Nutphand, 1971

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1; Sylhet Di- vision, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, Fulbari Tea Estate bordering LNP; 24°19.9′N, 091°48.0′E; 17 Jun. 2011; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.155 .

Identification. This species was differentiated from other cat snakes by angled brown bands on the dorsal and lateral surfaces, distinct white spots on the flanks, eight supralabials ( III – V contacting orbit), one preocular, two postoculars, and the lack of an arrowhead-like marking on the head ( Das 2010).

Taxonomic notes. The presence of B. siamensis in LNP was published as the first confirmed record from Bangla- desh (Rahman 2012b).

Habita t. In LNP this was the cat snake most often found in tea plantation, though it was also found in both mature and degraded forest.