An observation of drinking behavior by a Green Cat Snake, Boiga cyanea (Dumeril, Bibron, and Dumeril 1854)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: T he Green Catsnake (Boiga cyanea) is an arboreal snake distributed in the humid evergreen forests of Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Tuba Island, and China (Whitaker and Captain 2004;Uetz et al. 2023).In Bangladesh, B. cyanea is found in mixed evergreen forests of the northeastern, eastern, and southeastern parts of the country, and mangrove forests of the Sundarbans (IUCN Bangladesh 2015).This forest-dwelling species is adapted to bushy habitats, including trees and orchards along streams, and generally feeds on lizards, frogs, small birds, rodents, and snakes (Whitaker and Captain 2004;Kabir et al. 2009; IUCN Bangladesh 2015).Maintaining body water balance in carnivorous vertebrates such as snakes is essential for digestion, excretion, and defecation, and consumption and metabolism of food
Source: Reptiles & Amphibians
Authors: Mahia Tasnim, Sajib Biswas, Tania Akhter, Md. Mofaqkharul Islam, Md. Shalauddin, Sabit Hasan
Institutions: Jagannath University, Wildlife Conservation Society
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4401789458