Boiga forsteni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Boiga
Species: Boiga forsteni

Boiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Holotype: MNHN 7624 (formerly RMNH), collected by E.A. Forsten between 1838–1843.
Type locality: Unknown.

Triglyphodon forsteni Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 1077 [original combination]
Dipsas forsteni — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
Dipsadomorphus forsteni — Boulenger, 1890 [subsequent combination]
Boiga forsteni — Wall, 1921 [subsequent combination]

Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xii + 781–1536 pp. BHL Reference page.

Wall, Frank 1921. Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages.
Das, I. & De Silva, A. 2005. Photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of Sri Lanka. New Holland Publishers, 144 pp.

Mohapatra, P., Srinivasulu, C., Suraj, M., Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Ganesh, S.R. 2021. IUCN: Boiga forsteni (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176621A1441864. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T176621A1441864.en. Accessed on 02 June 2026.