Boiga thackerayi GIRI, DEEPAK, CAPTAIN, PAWAR & TILLACK, 2019

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Thackeray’s Cat Snake
Synonym	Boiga thackerayi GIRI, DEEPAK, CAPTAIN, PAWAR & TILLACK 2019 Boiga thackerayi — GANESH et al. 2020
Distribution	India (Maharashtra) Type locality: near Humbarli, Koyna, Satara district, Maharashtra, India
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: BNHS 2371 (Fig. 1), adult male, collected by Tejas Thackeray and Swapnil Pawar on July 27, 2016. Paratypes: BNHS 2372 (given erroneously as 2371) and BNHS 2373, both females, collected from near Humbarli, Koyna, Satara district, Maharashtra, India, by Tejas Thackeray and Swapnil Pawar on September 15, 2017.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A medium sized Boiga with SVL up to 870 mm. Body laterally compressed with weakly enlarged vertebral scales; dorsal scales smooth without apical pits, in 19/19–17/15 rows; ventrals 211–221; subcaudals 93–101, paired; anal single; supralabials 8, 3rd–5th touching orbit; infralabials 9–11; rostral broader than high; preocular single, barely reaching upper surface of the head, not touching frontal; postoculars 2; temporals 2 in first row, 3–5 in second row; vertebral scale row differs from paravertebral rows in being slightly broader and with rounded posterior margins; dorsum brown with indistinct dark bands on the body and tail; dorsal aspect of head deeply pigmented with dark blotches, postocular stripe extending to the angle of the jaw; ventral aspect of body speckled throughout, contiguous series of irregularly arranged distinct, dark spots with pale borders on lateral aspect; in life the anterior portion of the venter is yellowish and the remaining posterior part pale pinkish in colour. Additional details (2161 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: See map in Ganesh et al. 2021: Fig. 2.
Etymology	The specific epithet is an eponym honouring Mr Tejas Thackeray for his work on freshwater crabs of the Western Ghats. He also collected the type series of this new species and is a strong supporter of many ongoing research projects on herpetofauna in India.
References	GANESH, S., MALLIK, A. K., ACHYUTHAN, N., SHANKER, K., & VOGEL, G. 2021. A new species of Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Southern Western Ghats of India with a molecular phylogeny and expanded characterisation of related species. Zootaxa 4981 (3): 449-468 - get paper here GANESH, S.R.; N.S. ACHYUTHAN, S.R. CHANDRAMOULI & GERNOT VOGEL, 2020. Taxonomic revision of the Boiga ceylonensis group (Serpentes: Colubridae): re-examination of type specimens, redefinition of nominate taxa and an updated key. Zootaxa 4779 (3): 301–332 - get paper here Giri, Varad B.; V. Deepak, Ashok Captain, Swapnil Pawar, Frank Tillack 2019. A New Species of Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from The Northern Western Ghats of India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 116 - get paper here
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