2,640 observationsLeast Concern
Brown Tree Snake
Boiga irregularis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Chordata βΊClass: Reptilia βΊOrder: Squamata βΊFamily: Colubridae βΊGenus: Boiga
About
The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is an arboreal rear-fanged colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi to Papua), Papua New Guinea, and a large number of islands in northwestern Melanesia. This snake is infamous for being an invasive species responsible for devastating the majority of the native bird population in Guam.