New records of cat snakes, Boiga Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae), from Vietnam, inclusive of an extended diagnosis of Boiga bourreti Tillack, Le & Ziegler, 2004

Abstract

We present ten new provincial records of six cat snake species of the genus Boiga Fitzinger based on 18 specimens recently collected from Vietnam. With respect to the recently described B. bourreti, which was so far only known from the female holotype from Quang Binh Province, we herein extend the species' diagnosis based on four additional specimens from Quang Binh and Kon Tum provinces, including the first juvenile, subadult, and males known. B. cyanea is recorded for the first time from Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam, from Quang Binh and Kon Tum provinces in central Vietnam, and from Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam. B. guangxiensis is recorded for the first time from Dak Lak Province, B. jaspidea from Dong Nai Province, B. kraepelini from Bac Giang and Hoa Binh provinces, and B. multomaculata from Ha Giang Province. Furthermore we provide updated distribution maps of these species in Vietnam. (© 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)