Scientific Name - Boiga ranawanei Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena, & Orlov, 2005


  • Group
  • Sub-group
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Common names
    රණවනගේ රන් මාපිලා, Ranawana’s cat snake
  • Habitat
  • Origin
    Endemic
  • National conservation status
    Near threatened (NT)
  • Legal status
    Protected species
  • Similar species
  • All vernacular names
    Kaha Mapila
Boiga ranawanei Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena, & Orlov, 2005

Contributors for Images:

Prsanna Vidhana-Arachchi (ID-PV), Buddhika Mawella (ID-BM), Akash Pathum (ID-AP)

Boiga beddomei
1. Ganesh, S. R.; V. A. M. P. K. Samarawickrama, Aishwarya J. Urs, Achyuthan N. Srikanthan, Omkar Dilip Adhikari 2022. Resurrection of Boiga ranawanei Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena et Orlov, 2005, with Expanded Descriptions and Species Distribution Modelling of Some Indian Taxa of the B. ceylonensis Group (Reptilia: Colubridae) Russian Journal of Herpetology 29 (6): 341-354 2. Samarawickrama, V.A.M.P.K.; Samarawickrama, V.A.P.; Wijesena, N.M. & Orlov, N.L. 2005. A new species of genus Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae) from Sri Lanka. Russ. J. Herpetol. 12 (3): 213-222


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