Taxonomy of Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909) Colubridae: Serpentes from Anaikatty Hills, Western Ghats, India
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Beddome's Cat Snake, Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909) is largely distributed and restricted to the Southern Western Ghats.It is now also reported from Anaikatti Hills, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, where this species has been earlier misidentified as B. flaviviridis.This species may be taxonomically distinguished from its sympatric congeners by the dorsal scale count (pholidosis): 19: 19: 13; 7-8 supralabials; 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th supralabials in contact with orbit; ventral 241-246 and 95-107 paired subcaudals.The taxonomic identity crisis in this species is hereby resolved by providing a redescription and neotypification as the syntypes at BMNH are all lost.Also, a comparison is provided of different species of Boiga distributed in the Southern Western Ghats.
Authors: Debanik Mukherjee, M Vijay, Pulkit Sharma
Institution: University of Delhi
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402779678