Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusBoiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
- SpeciesBoiga jaspidea (Jasper Cat Snake)
About the Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea, commonly known as the jasper cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid that is uncommon throughout its range. Its small and slender body is reddish to chocolate brown, but rich black and white speckles cover the entire body except for the ventrals, which are yellow. In addition, there are faint black lateral bars, and white spots on the ventrolateral area. Its maximum length is 1.5 m (4.9 feet).
Indonesia, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and southern Vietnam. The jasper cat snake lives in arboreal habitats in tropical forests, and sometimes among low-lying shrubs. It has been reported to lay up to three eggs in termite nests. Little else is known about this elusive snake.
The jasper cat snake feeds on geckos and other smaller snakes in the wild. Gernot Vogel's Boiga species checklist Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tanjung Puting National Park
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
Brown Whip Snake
Dryophiops rubescens
Malayan Ringneck
Liopeltis tricolor
Orange-lipped Keelback
Rhabdophis flaviceps
Triangle Keelback
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Elegant Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus
Half-keeled Kukri Snake
Oligodon signatus
Brown Rat Snake
Ptyas fusca
Striped Dwarf Treesnake
Lycodon tristrigatus
Black-headed Collared Snake
Sibynophis melanocephalus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |