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Dog-Toothed Cat Snake

Boiga cynodon

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Description:

It is a large snake, reaching more than 2 m in total length. The front teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jaw are strongly enlarged. The body is slender and laterally compressed. Dorsally it is tannish with reddish-brown or dark brown crossbands. There is a dark streak behind the eye on each side of the head. The venter is whitish, heavily marbled with dark brown.

Habitat:

Seen in the trees on top of the river effluents of Kinabatangan, area of Sukau, Sabah.

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Boiga cynodon

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