Biology
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Very little is known about the biology of Ranawana's golden cat snake, other than that, like other cat snakes, it is nocturnal (5). Cat snakes are primarily arboreal, nocturnal snakes that prey on various species of lizards, birds and rodents (3). Boiga species are oviparous (egg-laying) (3).
Conservation
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There are currently no conservation measures targeting this species.
Description
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Ranawana's golden cat snake is the sixth Boiga species to be discovered that is endemic to Sri Lanka (2). Members of this genus are commonly known as 'cat snakes' or 'cat-eyed snakes', and are typically thin, long-bodied snakes with large heads and large eyes, varying greatly in colour and pattern (3). This mildly venomous species (2) is yellowish-orange, darker above and paler below, flecked with intermittent dark scales on the upper surface.
Habitat
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Nothing is recorded on this species' habitat.
Range
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Known from Gannoruwa Forest in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka (2) (4).
Status
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Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).
Threats
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The threats to this species are unknown, but it is thought that they may be threatened by habitat destruction and pesticide use (1).
Distribution
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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India (Western Ghats, : Maharashtra (Bhimashankar, Mulshi, Koyna(?), Vasota(?)))
ranawanei: Sri Lanka;
Type locality: Bulawaththa, Gannoruwa Forest, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka (07°17 16 N 80°35 36 E, elevation: 640 m elevation
Boiga beddomei
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Boiga beddomei, commonly known as Beddome's cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa states.[3][4]
Geographic range
B. beddomei is found in India, in northern parts of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra state (Bhimashankar, Mulshi, Koyna, Vasota). It is also found in Gujarat, Goa and northern karnataka[5] in the hill ranges.[6]
Etymology
Boiga beddomei is named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911), British army officer and botanist.[7]
Description
Boiga beddomei is a slender snake. The head is distinct from the neck. The vertebral scales are strongly enlarged. The dorsum is grayish brown with dark brown vertebral cross bars. The ventral surface is yellowish-cream, densely powdered with blackish spots.
Scalation
The dorsal scales are arranged in 19 oblique rows at midbody; the vertebral row is strongly enlarged and hexagonal. The ventrals number 238-252 and the subcaudals number 113–127.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. beddomei is evergreen forest, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is nocturnal and arboreal in habits.
Diet
B. beddomei feeds mainly on dragon lizard, geckos, skinks and frogs.
Reproduction
B. beddomei is oviparous.[2]
References
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^ Captain, A.; Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Vyas, R.; Mohapatra, P.; Kulkarni, N.U. (2021). "Boiga beddomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176619A123302891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176619A123302891.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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^ a b Boiga beddomei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2017.
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^ Ganesh, S.R.; Achyuthan, N.S.; Chandramouli, S.R.; Vogel, G. (2020). "Taxonomic revision of the Boiga ceylonensis group (Serpentes: Colubridae): re-examination of type specimens, redefinition of nominate taxa and an updated key". Zootaxa. 4779 (3): 301–322. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.
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^ Boundy, Jeff (2020). Snakes of the World: a supplement (First ed.). Florida, USA: CRC Press. p. 282 pp. ISBN 9781138618138.
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^ "Karnataka", Wikipedia, 2022-12-10, retrieved 2022-12-18
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^ Ganesh, S.R.; Mallik, A.K.; Achyuthan, N.S.; Shanker, K.; Vogel, G. (2021). "A new species of Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Southern Western Ghats of India with a molecular phylogeny and expanded characterisation of related species". Zootaxa. 4981 (3): 449–468. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4981.3.2. PMID 34186711. S2CID 235688650.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore:Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Boiga beddomei, p. 21).
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Boiga beddomei: Brief Summary
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Boiga beddomei, commonly known as Beddome's cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa states.
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