Western Mangrove Cat Snake
Boiga melanota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusBoiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
- SpeciesBoiga melanota (Western Mangrove Cat Snake)
Boiga melanota, the western mangrove cat snake, is one of the biggest cat snake species in Asia. It is found in Thailand, West Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra). It is shiny bluish black in colour, marked with 40-50 yellow stripes. The mouth and throat area are yellow, whereas the ventral part of the body is yellowish black. The eyes are greyish in colour. It is categorised as a mildly venomous snake. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park
White-spotted Cat Snake
Boiga drapiezii
Black-headed Cat Snake
Boiga nigriceps
Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea
Green-headed Cat Snake
Boiga bengkuluensis
Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
Black Copper Rat Snake
Coelognathus flavolineatus
Specklebelly Keelback
Rhabdophis chrysargos
Common Bronze-back
Dendrelaphis pictus
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Variable Reed Snake
Calamaria lumbricoidea
Triangle Keelback
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
Brown Kukri Snake
Oligodon purpurascens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Western Mangrove Cat Snake at Kerinci Seblat National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |