Beddome's Cat Snake
Beddome's Cat Snake

Beddome's Cat Snake

Boiga beddomei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
14 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Boiga beddomei, commonly known as Beddome's cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa states. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Beddome's Cat Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Barnes' Cat Snake
VU

Barnes' Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga barnesii

10–20% · With luck
Sri Lanka Cat Snake
LC

Sri Lanka Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake
LC

Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga forsteni

Insufficient data
Green Vine Snake
LC Endemic

Green Vine Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ahaetulla nasuta

70–80% · Likely
Boulenger's Keelback

Boulenger's Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Fowlea asperrimus

40–50% · Likely
Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback
VU

Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

40–50% · Likely
Ceylon Wolf Snake
EN

Ceylon Wolf Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lycodon carinatus

30–40% · Possible
Schokar's bronzeback
VU

Schokar's bronzeback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis schokari

20–30% · Possible
Dhaman
LC

Dhaman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ptyas mucosa

10–20% · With luck
Duméril's Kukri Snake
VU

Duméril's Kukri Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Oligodon sublineatus

10–20% · With luck
Blossom Krait
EN

Blossom Krait

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Rhabdophis ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Split Keelback
LC

Split Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Atretium schistosum

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Beddome's Cat Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Beddome's Cat Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Beddome's Cat Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Beddome's Cat Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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