Boiga bourreti explained

Boiga bourreti is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.^[1]

Geographic range

B. bourreti is found in central Vietnam between Kon Tum and Quảng Bình provinces. Its true range may extend into adjacent Laos and Cambodia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 500–.

Description

B. bourreti has a wide dark neck band and dorsal scales arranged in 19 rows at midbody.

Behavior

B. bourreti is nocturnal.

Diet

B. bourreti preys upon small vertebrates.

Reproduction

B. bourreti is oviparous.

Further reading

• Nguyen VS, Ho TC, Nguyen QT (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. .
• Tillack F,, Le QK (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).
• Ziegler T, Orlov NL, Giang TT, Nguyen TQ, Nguyen TT, Le QK, Nguyen KV, Vu TN (2010). "New records of cat snakes, Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae), from Vietnam, inclusive of an extended diagnosis of Boiga bourreti Tillack, Le & Ziegler, 2004". Zoosystematics and Evolution 86 (2): 263–274.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]