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*''Dipsadomorphus dightonii'' <br>{{small|— Boulenger, 1896}} |
*''Dipsadomorphus dightonii'' <br>{{small|— Boulenger, 1896}} |
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*''Boiga dightoni'' <br>{{small|— [[Malcolm Arthur Smith|M.A. Smith]], 1943}}<ref>"''Boiga dightoni'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The common name, Pirmad cat snake, refers to [[Peermade]] (also spelled Peermad |
The common name, Pirmad cat snake, refers to [[Peermade]] (also spelled Peermad, Pirmaad, and Pirmedu), a place in [[Kerala]], [[India]], elevation 3,300 feet (1,006 m). |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name or epithet]], ''dightoni'', is in honor of [[Camellia sinensis|tea]] planter S.M. Dighton, the collector of the [[holotype]] specimen.<ref name="EDR">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 dightoni'', p. 72).</ref> |
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name or epithet]], ''dightoni'', is in honor of [[Camellia sinensis|tea]] planter S.M. Dighton, the collector of the [[holotype]] specimen.<ref name="EDR">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 dightoni'', p. 72).</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*Boulenger GA. 1894. "Description of a New Snake Found in Travancore, by Mr. S. Dighton. Pirmaad." ''J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.'' '''8''': 528 + one plate. (''Dipsas dightoni'', new species). |
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]]. 1894. "Description of a New Snake Found in Travancore, by Mr. S. Dighton. Pirmaad." ''J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.'' '''8''': 528 + one plate. (''Dipsas dightoni'', new species). |
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Boiga dightoni, commonly known as the Pirmad cat snake or the Travancore cat snake,[2][3] is a species of rear-fanged colubrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Etymology
The common name, Pirmad cat snake, refers to Peermade (also spelled Peermad, Pirmaad, and Pirmedu), a place in Kerala, India, elevation 3,300 feet (1,006 m).
The specific name or epithet, dightoni, is in honor of tea planter S.M. Dighton, the collector of the holotype specimen.[3]
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 (including tail) of 1.1 m (3.6 feet).[4]
References
- ^ "Boiga dightoni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Das I. 2002. Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Boiga dightoni, p. 22).
- ^ a b 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 dightoni, p. 72).
- ^ Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Dipsadomorphus dightonii, pp. 69-70).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1894. "Description of a New Snake Found in Travancore, by Mr. S. Dighton. Pirmaad." J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 8: 528 + one plate. (Dipsas dightoni, new species).
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