| Boiga barnesii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Boiga |
| Species: | B. barnesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Boiga barnesii (Günther, 1869)
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Boiga barnesii is a species of cat snake endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known as Barnes' cat snake in English and panduru mapila-පදුරු මාපිලා in Sinhala. It is a member of the snake family Colubridae. It is distributed in the lowlands and midlands up to approximately 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level, with known localities include Matale, Kandy, Gannoruwa, Gampola, Ambagamuwa, Balangoda, Labugama and Sinharaja Rain Forest. Barnes' cat snake is mainly a forest-dwelling species but may occasionally be found in human habitats. It is the smallest cat snake in Sri Lanka and grows up to a maximum of about 600 mm (24 in) in snout-vent length. Being a nocturnal and an arboreal hunter, it mainly feeds on agamid lizards and geckos. The day time is usually spent inside a tree hole or a crevice. It’s a very timid and a mildly venomous snake and rarely attempts to bite.
- ^ Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Boiga barnesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197190A123311967. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Günther, A (1869). "Report on two Collections of Indian reptiles". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 500–507. (Dipsas barnesii, new species, p. 506 + Plate XL, figure 2).
- ^ Boiga barnesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 August 2008.