Wildlifeof India
Boiga beddomei
Colubrid Snakes
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Boiga beddomei
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly dragon lizards, geckos, skinks and frogs
Habitat
Evergreen forest, up to 1,000m; arboreal and nocturnal
Range
Northern Western Ghats: Maharashtra (Bhimashankar, Mulshi, Koyna, Vasota), Gujarat, Goa and northern Karnataka
Beddome's cat snake is a rear-fanged colubrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India, in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa and the hill ranges of northern Karnataka. The back is greyish brown with dark brown crossbars along the spine, the spine scales are strongly enlarged, and the belly is yellowish-cream, densely powdered with blackish spots (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its preferred habitat is evergreen forest, at altitudes up to 1,000 m. It is nocturnal and lives in trees, feeding mainly on dragon lizards, geckos, skinks and frogs.
Quick answers
- What does the Boiga beddomei eat?
- Mainly dragon lizards, geckos, skinks and frogs
- What habitat does the Boiga beddomei live in?
- Evergreen forest, up to 1,000m; arboreal and nocturnal
- Where is the Boiga beddomei found?
- Northern Western Ghats: Maharashtra (Bhimashankar, Mulshi, Koyna, Vasota), Gujarat, Goa and northern Karnataka