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Basic information
Boiga nigriceps
Black-headed Cat Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusCat snakes
- English name
- Black-headed Cat Snake
- Alternative names
- Schwarzköpfige Nachtbaumnatter
- Synonyms
- Dipsas hoffmanseggii, Dipsas nigriceps
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- Body mass
- max 681.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~6.8 g
- Offspring total length
- max 415 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–7 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5WNGG · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11583 · dryad-v5