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Indian Gamma Snake

Boiga trigonata

Classification

Boiga trigonata, commonly known as the Indian gamma snake or common cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid endemic to South Asia. Description See snake scales for terms used Boiga trigonata has anterior palatine and mandibular teeth scarcely larger than the posterior. Its eyes are as long as the distance from its nostril, large and has vertical pupil; the rostral is broader than deep with the internasal scales shorter than the prefrontal scales.

Distribution

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