Brown tree snake

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q900781
Brown tree snake
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Brown tree snake

Summary

Brown tree snake is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,892 views/month, #1,194 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brown tree snake's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brown tree snake is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brown tree snake's physically interacts with is recorded as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei[5].
  • Brown tree snake's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Brown tree snake belongs to the parent taxon Boiga[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Brown tree snake is Boiga irregularis[8].
  • Brown tree snake's Commons category is recorded as Boiga irregularis[9].
  • Brown tree snake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boiga irregularis[10].
  • Brown tree snake's Commons gallery is recorded as Boiga irregularis[11].
  • Brown tree snake's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. irregularis'}[12].
  • Brown tree snake is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棕樹蛇'}[13].
  • Brown tree snake is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown tree snake'}[14].
  • Brown tree snake's habitat is recorded as forest[15].
  • Brown tree snake's invasive to is recorded as Guam[16].
  • Brown tree snake's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • Brown tree snake's taxon author citation is recorded as (Merrem, 1802)[18].
  • Brown tree snake's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[19].

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Classification

Brown tree snake's scientific name is Boiga irregularis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Boiga[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棕樹蛇'}[13] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14].

Identifiers

Brown tree snake's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 27686[20]. Brown tree snake's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 92519[21]. Brown tree snake's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795579[22]. Brown tree snake's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2457884[23]. Brown tree snake's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174206[24].

Why It Matters

Brown tree snake ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,892 views/month, #1,194 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Invaded Invaders: Infection of Invasive Brown Treesnakes on Guam by an Exotic Larval Cestode with a Life Cycle Comprised of Non-Native Hosts. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Morphology and evolution of the snake cornea. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Morphology and evolution of the snake cornea. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Habitat forest
    Invasive to Guam
    Parent taxon Boiga
    Diel cycle nocturnal
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