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Pirmad Cat Snake Boiga dightoni

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<h3 class="taxon_description_header"> Description from <select name="from" id="from"><option value="Eol">EOL</option> <option value="Inaturalist">iNaturalist</option> <option selected="selected" value="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</option></select> <a class="externallink ui" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiga_dightoni">View on Wikipedia →</a> </h3> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Species of snake</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Boiga dightoni</b></i>, commonly known as <b>Dighton's catsnake</b>, the <b>Pirmad cat snake</b>, and the <b>Travancore cat snake</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-Das2002_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Das2002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EDR_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opisthoglyphous" class="mw-redirect" title="Opisthoglyphous">rear-fanged</a> mildly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venomous_snake" title="Venomous snake">venomous snake</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubridae" title="Colubridae">Colubridae</a>. The species is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats" title="Western Ghats">Western Ghats</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <p>The common name, Pirmad cat snake, refers to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peermade" title="Peermade">Peermade</a> (also spelled Peermad, Pirmaad, Pirmed, and Pirmedu), a place in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, elevation 3,300 feet (1,006 m). </p> <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_name_(zoology)" title="Specific name (zoology)">specific name or epithet</a>, <i>dightoni</i>, is in honor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sinensis" title="Camellia sinensis">tea</a> planter S.M. Dighton, the collector of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotype" title="Holotype">holotype</a> specimen.<sup id="cite_ref-EDR_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographic_range">Geographic range</h2></div> <p>In India <i>B. dightoni</i> is found in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponmudi" title="Ponmudi">Ponmudi</a> Hills and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a> Hills of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> State, and in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaimalai_Hills" title="Anaimalai Hills">Anaimalai Hills</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palni_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Palni Hills">Palni Hills</a> of western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> State.<sup id="cite_ref-Das2002_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Das2002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2></div> <p><i>B. dightoni</i> is pale reddish-brown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsum_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorsum (anatomy)">dorsally</a>, with a series of salmon-red blotches. Its head is pale brown with minute blackish dots. Ventrally, it is yellowish, finely-dotted with brown. The outer ends of the ventral scales are salmon-pink. It is medium-sized, adults attaining a total length (including tail) of 1.1 m (3.6 feet).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Behavior">Behavior</h2></div> <p><i>B. dightoni</i> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arboreal_locomotion" title="Arboreal locomotion">arboreal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnality" title="Nocturnality">nocturnal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Das2002_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Das2002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Habitat">Habitat</h2></div> <p><i>B. dightoni</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">inhabits</a> trees and shrubs in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forested</a> areas,<sup id="cite_ref-Das2002_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Das2002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at altitudes of 800–1,100 m (2,600–3,600 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diet">Diet</h2></div> <p><i>B. dightoni</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predation" title="Predation">preys</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizards" class="mw-redirect" title="Lizards">lizards</a>, including <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotes_versicolor" class="mw-redirect" title="Calotes versicolor">Calotes versicolor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Das2002_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Das2002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reproduction">Reproduction</h2></div> <p><i>B. dightoni</i> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviparity" title="Oviparity">oviparous</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RDB_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RDB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Venom">Venom</h2></div> <p>Although rear-fanged and possessing a mild <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom" title="Venom">venom</a>, <i>B. dightoni</i> is not considered dangerous to humans, mainly due to its small size.<sup id="cite_ref-Das2002_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Das2002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-iucn-1"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-iucn_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-iucn_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chelmala_Srinivasulu" class="extiw" title="species:Chelmala Srinivasulu">Srinivasulu C</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bhargavi_Srinivasulu" class="extiw" title="species:Bhargavi Srinivasulu">Srinivasulu B</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Veerappan_Deepak" class="extiw" title="species:Veerappan Deepak">Deepak V</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pratyush_P._Mohapatra" class="extiw" title="species:Pratyush P. Mohapatra">Mohapatra P</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Seenapuram_Palaniswamy_Vijayakumar" class="extiw" title="species:Seenapuram Palaniswamy Vijayakumar">Vijayakumar SP</a> (2013). "<i>Boiga dightoni</i> ". The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN" class="mw-redirect" title="IUCN">IUCN</a> Red List of Threatened Species 2013: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172674A1364625.en">https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172674A1364625.en</a>. Accessed on 19 Aug 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RDB-2"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RDB_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RDB_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Species <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Boiga&species=dightoni">Boiga dightoni</a></i> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reptile-database.org/">The Reptile Database</a> www.reptile-database.org.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Das2002-3"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Das2002_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Das2002_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Das2002_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Das2002_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Das2002_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Das2002_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indraneil_Das" class="extiw" title="fr:Indraneil Das">Das I</a> (2002). <i>A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India</i>. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88359-056-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-88359-056-5">0-88359-056-5</a>. (<i>Boiga dightoni</i>, p. 22).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EDR-4"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EDR_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EDR_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bo_Beolens" class="extiw" title="species:Bo Beolens">Beolens, Bo</a>; <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Michael_Watkins" class="extiw" title="species:Michael Watkins">Watkins, Michael</a>; Grayson, Michael (2011). <i>The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles</i>. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4214-0135-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4214-0135-5">978-1-4214-0135-5</a>. (<i>Boiga dightoni</i>, p. 72).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Albert_Boulenger" title="George Albert Boulenger">Boulenger GA</a> (1896). <i>Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ....</i> London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (<i>Dipsadomorphus dightonii</i>, new combination, pp. 69–70).</span> </li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Albert_Boulenger" title="George Albert Boulenger">Boulenger GA</a> (1894). "Description of a New Snake Found in Travancore, by Mr. S. Dighton. Pirmaad." <i>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society</i> <b>8</b>: 528 + one plate. (<i>Dipsas dightoni</i>, new species).</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Inger" title="Robert F. Inger">Inger RF</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Howard_Bradley_Shaffer" class="extiw" title="species:Howard Bradley Shaffer">Shaffer HB</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mammen_Koshy" class="extiw" title="species:Mammen Koshy">Koshy M</a>, <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ramesh_Bakde" class="extiw" title="species:Ramesh Bakde">Bakde R</a> (1984). "A report on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from the Ponmudi, Kerala, South India". <i>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society</i> <b>81</b> (3): 551–570. (<i>Boiga dightoni</i>, pp. 567–568).</li> <li>Kanagavel, Arun; <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sumaithangi_Rajagopalan_Ganesh" class="extiw" title="species:Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Ganesh">Ganesh, S.R.</a> (2921). "Recent Record of the Rare Travancore Catsnake, <i>Boiga dightoni</i> (Boulenger 1894) (Reptilia: Colubridae), from the Ponmudi Hills in the Southern Western Ghats, India". <i>Reptiles & Amphibians</i> <b>28</b> (1): 67–70.</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Arthur_Smith" title="Malcolm Arthur Smith">Smith MA</a> (1943). <i>The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes.</i> London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (<i>Boiga dightoni</i>, new combination, pp. 359–360).</li> </ul> <div class="navbox-styles"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dightoni</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Diversity_Web" title="Animal Diversity Web">ADW</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Boiga_dightoni/">Boiga_dightoni</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">CoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/68NGW">68NGW</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">EoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eol.org/pages/964205">964205</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility" title="Global 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class="external text" href="https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1081567">1081567</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172674/0">172674</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observation.org" title="Observation.org">Observation.org</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://observation.org/species/97492/">97492</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Tree_of_Life" title="Open Tree of Life">Open Tree of Life</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/taxonomy/browse?id=4121328">4121328</a></span></span></li> <li><span 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Common Names

Unknown Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Colubridae

Genus: Boiga

Species: Pirmad Cat Snake Boiga dightoni

Conservation Status

extinct (EX)