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Boiga irregularis  (Bechstein, 1802)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174206

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Coluber irregularis Bechstein, 1802
  
  Common Name(s): Brown Tree Snake [English]
  
    Brown Treesnake [English]
  
    Brown Cat Snake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyColubridae Oppel, 1811 – Colubrids, Typical Snakes  
                                     SubfamilyColubrinae Oppel, 1811  
                                        GenusBoiga Fitzinger, 1826 – Boigas, Catsnakes  
                                           SpeciesBoiga irregularis (Bechstein, 1802) – Brown Tree Snake, Brown Treesnake, Brown Cat Snake  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz  
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Boiga irregularis    
       
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Boiga irregularis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Boiga irregularis   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Boiga irregularis, Brown Cat Snake [English], Brown Tree Snake [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Boiga irregularis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    Australia  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Central Pacific Territories, Introduced  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Banks et al. (2004) note: Introduction of Boiga irregularis to the Central Pacific Territories (Guam) has been confirmed. However, the possible introduction of Boiga irregularis to the Central Pacific Territories (Northern Mariana Islands) is based on numerous reports of individuals, but successful breeding has not been confirmed  
 

 

    

 
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