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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusBoiga
Boiga forsteni
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Forsten's Cat Snake

Boiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Also calledDâluâ nâga (hin) · Forsteins Katzennatter (deu) · Forstens Katzennatter (deu) · Forstens Nachtbaumnatter (deu) · Gerandi Mapila (sin) · Le Mapila (sin) · Naga Mapila (sin) · Poonai Pambu (tam) · Spættet Kattesnog (dan) · bojga Forstenova (ces) · Бойга Форстена (rus) · फॉरस्टेनचा मांजऱ्या (mar) · ફોર્સ્ટનનો બિલ્લી સાપ (guj) · නාග මාපිලා (sin)

First described in: Duméril, A. M. C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. H. A.,. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l’histoire des serpents venimeux.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2457904.