Boiga jaspidea
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| Jasper Cat Snake | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boiga jaspidea (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854) |
The Jasper Cat Snake (Boiga jaspidea) is a small and slender cat snake species that is uncommon throughout its range. Its body is reddish to chocolate brown, but rich black and white speckles cover the entire body except for the ventrals, which are yellow. In addition, there are faint black lateral bars white spots on the ventrolateral area. Its maximum length is 1.5-meters long. Little else is know about this elusive snake.
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[edit] Distribution
[edit] Habitat
The Jasper cat snake lives among arboreal habitats in tropical rainforests, and sometimes among low-lying shrubs. It has been reported to lay up to three eggs in termite nests.
[edit] Diet
The Jasper snake feeds on geckos and other smaller snakes in the wild.
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