Wildlifeof India
Boiga dightoni
Colubrid Snakes
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Boiga dightoni
Basic stats
Diet
Lizards, including Calotes versicolor
Habitat
Trees and shrubs in forest, 800–1,100m
Range
Western Ghats: Ponmudi and Travancore Hills of Kerala, and Anaimalai and Palni Hills of western Tamil Nadu
Size
Total length up to 1.1m
Dighton's cat snake is a medium-sized, rear-fanged snake endemic to the Western Ghats of India, found in the Ponmudi Hills and Travancore Hills of Kerala and the Anaimalai and Palni Hills of western Tamil Nadu. Adults reach about 1.1 m in total length. It is pale reddish-brown above with a series of salmon-red blotches, the head pale brown with minute blackish dots, and yellowish below, finely dotted with brown (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in trees and shrubs in forested areas at 800–1,100 m. It is nocturnal and preys on lizards, including the oriental garden lizard.
Quick answers
- What does the Boiga dightoni eat?
- Lizards, including Calotes versicolor
- What habitat does the Boiga dightoni live in?
- Trees and shrubs in forest, 800–1,100m
- Where is the Boiga dightoni found?
- Western Ghats: Ponmudi and Travancore Hills of Kerala, and Anaimalai and Palni Hills of western Tamil Nadu
- How big is the Boiga dightoni?
- Total length up to 1.1m