Boiga dendrophila
Recorded in Indonesia: Sumatra, Nias and Batu Archipelago (occidentalis); Natuna; Java, Bali; Kalimantan (accepted annectens subspecies); Sulawesi, Togian.
Indonesia · Island occurrence guide
Togian Islands
2 existing species accounts name this island or island group. This index shows the current sourced collection, not a complete island checklist.
Sulawesi · Regional landscape
Place the record in context.
Deep-water straits separate Wallacea from the Asian and Australian continental shelves. That long history of separation makes island-level evidence especially useful when reading eastern Indonesian distributions.
This describes the wider region. Local vegetation and the habitat of an individual species require their own evidence.
The wider region
Sulawesi
Sulawesi and associated islands, including Buton, Selayar, Togian, Sangihe and Talaud.
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Gold: islands with records in this collection. Coastlines show geography, not the range of any individual species. Only Indonesian territory is highlighted.
Landscape context
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These guides describe documented environments in the wider Sulawesi region. They do not assign every listed species to every habitat or protected site.
Habitat · 01
Montane forest
Forested ridges, mountain lakes and changes along a slope.
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Habitat · 02
Freshwater & peat swamps
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Habitat · 03
Mangroves & estuaries
The wooded, tidal boundary between land and sea.
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Habitat · 04
Coasts, seagrass & reefs
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Behind the occurrence.
Choose an account recorded in Togian Islands. Its country-level evidence retains the named islands and qualifications; it is not a record of a sighting at an exact map point.
The shared collection
Snakes recorded here.
Each card opens the same species account used by the country lists. A shared island record does not imply occurrence in all countries sharing that island.
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
(BOIE, 1827)
- Length
- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
- Venom status
- Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Neurotoxic · bird-selective denmotoxin (laboratory)
BorneoMalaysia
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002Brown catsnake
Boiga irregularis
(BECHSTEIN, 1802)
- Length
- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
- Venom status
- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Landscape references
Sources checked 7 October 2026. Taxonomic and distribution treatments may change.
Species distribution sources are provided separately in the evidence panel and each species account.