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Species profile—Boiga irregularis (brown tree snake)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Colubridae (colubrid snakes) → Boiga irregularis (brown tree snake)

Photo of Boiga irregularis (brown tree snake) - McGreevy, D.,Queensland Government,1977
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Scientific name
Boiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802)
Common name
brown tree snake
WildNet taxon ID
522
Alternate name(s)
night tiger
night tiger snake
doll's-eye snake
banded cat snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Venomous

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=522.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022