Wildlifeof India
Boiga thackerayi
Colubrid Snakes
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Boiga thackerayi
Basic stats
Diet
Includes eggs of Humayun's night frog
Habitat
Close to forest streams; mid-to-high elevations; arboreal and nocturnal
Range
Western Ghats: Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala; described from the Koyna region of Satara district
Size
Up to about 3 feet (0.9m)
Thackeray's cat snake is a rear-fanged snake endemic to the Western Ghats, described from the Koyna region of Satara district in western Maharashtra. It is tree-dwelling, mostly seen close to forest streams, active at night, and known to grow to about three feet. It is found at mid-to-high elevations of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds on the eggs of Humayun's night frog, a behaviour never reported earlier in cat snakes of the Western Ghats.
Quick answers
- What does the Boiga thackerayi eat?
- Includes eggs of Humayun's night frog
- What habitat does the Boiga thackerayi live in?
- Close to forest streams; mid-to-high elevations; arboreal and nocturnal
- Where is the Boiga thackerayi found?
- Western Ghats: Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala; described from the Koyna region of Satara district
- How big is the Boiga thackerayi?
- Up to about 3 feet (0.9m)