The first Boiga to be described from the western ghats in 125 years! Known to feed exclusively on tree frogs & their eggs, An extremely specialised habitat dweller, it’s found on trees over hanging rain fed streams in it’s misty montane rainforest habitat.
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) September 26, 2019
Boiga thackerayi sp. nov - Thackeray’s cat snake, a new species with Tiger like stripes on it’s body from the Sahyadri tiger reserve in Maharashtra! pic.twitter.com/gkdKjOpih4
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) September 26, 2019