Boiga schultzei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Boiga |
Species: | B. schultzei
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Binomial name | |
Boiga schultzei
Taylor, 1923
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Synonyms [2] | |
Boiga schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's blunt-headed tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of Willie Schultze in whose private collection E.H. Taylor found the specimen which would become the holotype. [3] [2]
B. schultzei is found on the island of Palawan, Philippines. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of B. schultzei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft). [1]
B. schultzei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 1.04 m (3.4 ft), plus a tail 0.37 m (1.2 ft) long. [3]
B. schultzei preys upon lizards, such as the gecko Gehyra mutilata. [4]
B. schultzei is oviparous. [2]
Boiga schultzei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Boiga |
Species: | B. schultzei
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Binomial name | |
Boiga schultzei
Taylor, 1923
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Synonyms [2] | |
Boiga schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's blunt-headed tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of Willie Schultze in whose private collection E.H. Taylor found the specimen which would become the holotype. [3] [2]
B. schultzei is found on the island of Palawan, Philippines. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of B. schultzei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft). [1]
B. schultzei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 1.04 m (3.4 ft), plus a tail 0.37 m (1.2 ft) long. [3]
B. schultzei preys upon lizards, such as the gecko Gehyra mutilata. [4]
B. schultzei is oviparous. [2]