Boiga bourreti
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| Boiga bourreti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Boiga |
| Species: | B. bourreti |
| Binomial name | |
| Boiga bourreti | |
Boiga bourreti is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]
The specific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.[3]
Geographic range
B. bourreti is found in central Vietnam between Kon Tum and Quảng Bình provinces. Its true range may extend into adjacent Laos and Cambodia.[1]
Habitat
Description
B. bourreti has a wide dark neck band and dorsal scales arranged in 19 rows at midbody.[2]
Behavior
Diet
B. bourreti preys upon small vertebrates.[1]
