Boiga bourreti
Boiga bourreti is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
| Boiga bourreti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Boiga |
| Species: | B. bourreti |
| Binomial name | |
| Boiga bourreti | |
Etymology
The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]
Diet
B. bourreti preys upon small vertebrates.[1]
References
- 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.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Boiga bourreti, p. 35).
- Species Boiga bourreti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Nguyen SV, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
- Tillack F, Ziegler T, Le Khac Quyet (2004). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae) aus dem zentralen Vietnam ". Sauria 26 (4): 3–13. (Boiga bourreti, new species). (in German).
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