Boiga bourreti

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Boiga
Species: Boiga bourreti
Name

Bogertophis bourreti Tillack, Ziegler & Le Khac Quyet, 2004

Type locality: “immergrüner Primärwald nordwestlich des Phong, Nha-Ke Bang Nationalpark, Distrikt Minh Hoa, Provinz Quang Binh, Vietnam, 550 m NN [= elevation].

Holotype: ZFMK 82921.
References

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.
Ziegler, Thomas; Annemarie Ohler; Vu Ngoc Thanh; Le Khac Quyet; Nguyen Xuan Thuan; Dinh Huy Tri & Bui Ngoc Thanh 2006. Review of the amphibian and reptile diversity of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and adjacent areas, central Truong Son, Vietnam. Herpetologica Bonnensis II: 247–262.
Boiga bourreti at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 August 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Bourret’s Cat Snake

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

Etymology

The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.[2]
Geographic range

B. bourreti is found in central Vietnam.[3]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. bourreti is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]
Behavior

B. bourreti is nocturnal.[1]
Diet

B. bourreti preys upon small vertebrates.[1]
Reproduction

B. bourreti is oviparous.[3]
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).