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White-spotted Cat Snake

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Boiga drapiezii, commonly known as the white-spotted cat snake, is a species of long and slender rear-fanged colubrid that is common throughout its range. Wikipedia

“This is maybe the 3rd modern-day sighting of this snake in Singapore. The other two sightings were in 2015 and 2009 ( refer to the link below ), the species had not been seen here for more than 100 years” according to Kok Ke Han

This species status is critically endangered in Singapore

Article about this snake was rediscovered in 2009 and 2015
https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/06/2009nis487-493.pdf

https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/04/sbr2016-001-002.pdf

All photos are copyright to Kok Ke Han

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