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The '''Pirmad cat snake''' (''Boiga dightoni'') is a species of rear-fanged [[colubrid]] found in the [[Western Ghats]]. It is named after [[Pirmedu]], a place in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. |
The '''Pirmad cat snake''' (''Boiga dightoni'') is a species of rear-fanged [[colubrid]] found in the [[Western Ghats]]. It is named after [[Pirmedu]] (also spelled Peermad), a place in [[Kerala]], [[India]], elevation 3,300 feet (1,006 m). |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The Pirmad cat snake (Boiga dightoni) is a species of rear-fanged colubrid found in the Western Ghats. It is named after Pirmedu (also spelled Peermad), a place in Kerala, India, elevation 3,300 feet (1,006 m).
Description
Boiga dightoni is pale reddish-brown dorsally, with a series of salmon-red blotches. Its head is pale brown with minute blackish dots. Ventrally it is yellowish, finely-dotted with brown. The outer ends of the ventral scales are salmon-pink. It is medium-sized, adults attaining a total length of 1.1 m (3.6 feet).[1]
References
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) Vol. III. London. pp. 69-70
- Boulenger, G.A. 1894 J. Bombay N. H. S. viii: 528
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