NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila (Boie, 1827)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Boiga dendrophila, commonly called the mangrove snake or the gold-ringed cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeast Asia. It is one of the biggest cat snake species, averaging 8–9 feet (2.4–2.7 m) in length. It is considered mildly venomous. Although moderate envenomations resulting in intense swelling have been reported, there has never been a confirmed fatality.
Wikipedia contributors, Boiga dendrophila; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:32:42.219521+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boiga dendrophila (Boie, 1827)
- Name authority
- (Boie, 1827)
- Common name
- Gold-ringed Cat Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Boiga
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusBoiga
- speciesBoiga dendrophila (Boie, 1827)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boiga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-green cat snakeBoiga flaviviridis Vogel & Ganesh, 2013 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown Tree SnakeBoiga irregularis (Bechstein, 1802) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boiga guangxiensis Wen, 1998 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-headed Cat SnakeBoiga nigriceps (Günther, 1863) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Many-banded Tree SnakeBoiga multifasciata (Blyth, 1861) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Philippine Cat SnakeBoiga philippina (Peters, 1867) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Schultz's Blunt-headedTree SnakeBoiga schultzei Taylor, 1923 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ranawana’s Cat SnakeBoiga ranawanei Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena & Orlov, 2005 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Assamese Cat SnakeBoiga quincunciata (Wall, 1908) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Cat SnakeBoiga trigonata (Schneider, 1802) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Forsten's Cat SnakeBoiga forsteni (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lesser Sundas Cat SnakeBoiga hoeseli Ramadhan, Iskandar & Subasri, 2010 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Naja celebensis Ahl, 1933 Ahl, 1933 | synonym |
| Boiga dendrophila atra Kopstein, 1936 Kopstein, 1936 | synonym |
| Dipsas dendrophila Boie, 1827 Boie, 1827 | synonym |
| Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus multicinctus Boulenger, 1896 Boulenger, 1896 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Boiga&species=dendrophila Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WNGW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.