Boiga saengsomi

Boiga saengsomi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Boiga saengsomi
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Boiga
Species:	B. saengsomi
Binomial name
Boiga saengsomi Nutphand, 1985

Etymology

The specific name, saengsomi, is in honor of Buntot Saengmahasom who is a Thai animal collector.^[2]

Geographic range

B. saengsomi is found in southern Thailand.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. saengsomi is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

B. saengsomi is oviparous.^[3]

References

1. Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Boiga saengsomi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192137A2045612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192137A2045612.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Boiga saengsomi, p. 231).
3. Species Boiga saengsomi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

Further reading

• Nutphand W (1985). "[Banded Green Cat Snake Boiga saengsomi Nutphand (new species)]". Bangkok, Thailand: [Thai Zoological Center of Bangkok]. 6 pp. (in Thai).
• Nutphand W, Cox MJ, Smith HM, Chiszar D (1991). "The Original Description, Type Specimen and Status of the Colubrid Snake Boiga saengsomi Nutphand". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 27 (3): 157–165.