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Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake; Mangrove snake)

Synonyms: Boiga dendrophila atra; Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus multicinctus; Dipsas dendrophila; Naja celebensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Boiga dendrophila, commonly called the mangrove snake or gold-ringed cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid from southeast Asia. It is one of the biggest cat snake species, averaging 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) in length. It is considered mildy venomous. Although moderate envenomations resulting in intense swelling have been reported, there has never been a confirmed fatality.
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Infraspecies

Boiga dendrophila annectens
Boiga dendrophila dendrophila (Mangrove snake)
Boiga dendrophila divergens
Boiga dendrophila gemmicincta
Boiga dendrophila latifasciata (Mangrove snake)
Boiga dendrophila levitoni
Boiga dendrophila melanota (Mangrove snake)
Boiga dendrophila multicincta
Boiga dendrophila occidentalis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  13.464 lbs (6.107 kg)
Gestation [1]  3 months 4 days
Litter Size [1]  8
Maximum Longevity [2]  17 years
Venomous [3]  Yes

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Indo-Burma Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam No
Philippines Philippines No
Sundaland Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand No
Wallacea East Timor, Indonesia No

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[4]
Chrysaora quinquecirrha (sea nettle)[4]
Crassostrea virginica (American cupped oyster)[4]
Mya arenaria (Clam)[4]

Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ophidascaris solitaria <Unverified Name>[5]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 3Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0