Scales in 19 longitudinal rows at midbody; loreal present; preocular reaches upper surface of head; posterior chin shields tend to be smaller than anterior pair; dark brown crossbars on dorsum expand on sides and extend onto ventrals, lighter blotches saddle-shaped; a series of discrete spots present along lateral edge of ventrals, usually not forming a continuous line. Standard length: [males] 1055 mm; [females] 916 mm; tail length: [males] 367 mm, [females] 312 mm. (Text taken from Leviton, 1970)
This Philippine endemic species is currently recognized to occur across much of the Philippines, and has been documented on the islands of Bohol, Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Polillo, Samar and Panay.
Luzon, Visayan (central), and Mindanao Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complexes (PAIC; Brown and Diesmos, 2002).
Standard length: [males] 1055 mm; [females] 916 mm; tail length: [males] 367 mm, [females] 312 mm. (Measurements taken from Leviton, 1970)
Leyte Island; type stored in the Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Germany; ZMB 4000
Boiga angulata, commonly known as the Leyte cat snake or Philippine blunt-headed tree snake, is a species rear-fanged of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. It is considered mildly venomous. This snake feeds on birds and eggs and as well as lizards such as flying lizards and geckoes.
The snake is found in the Philippines.
Boiga angulata, commonly known as the Leyte cat snake or Philippine blunt-headed tree snake, is a species rear-fanged of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. It is considered mildly venomous. This snake feeds on birds and eggs and as well as lizards such as flying lizards and geckoes.
