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''Boiga trigonata'', commonly known as the Indian gamma snake or common cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid endemic to South Asia. ==Description== :''See snake scales for terms used'' ''B. trigonata'' has anterior palatine and mandibular teeth scarcely larger than the posterior. Its eyes are as long as the distance from its nostril; the rostral is broader than deep with the internasal scales shorter than the prefrontal scales. The frontal scales are longer than their distance from the end of the snout and shorter than the parietal scales. The loreals are as long as they are deep, or, they can be deeper than they are long. ''B. trigonata'' ''B. trigonata'' has a yellowish-olive or pale grey colour along the back and a white black-edged zigzag band along the length of the head with two brown bands edged with black, diverging posteriorly. The belly is white and can have a series of small brown spots along each side. The total length is around 3 feet (91 cm) with a 7 inch (18 cm) tail.〔Boulenger, G.A. 1890. ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xviii + 541 pp. (''Dipsas trigonata'', p. 358.)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boiga trigonata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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