Boiga ochracea


Boiga ochracea, commonly called the tawny cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

Geographic range

B. ochracea is found in the Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. It is also found in China.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
  • Boiga ochracea ochracea
  • Boiga ochracea stoliczkae
  • Boiga ochracea walli
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Boiga.

Reproduction

B. ochracea is oviparous.

Etymology

The subspecific names, stoliczkae and walli, are in honor of Moravian herpetologist Ferdinand Stoliczka and British herpetologist Frank Wall, respectively.