Variable cat snake
Telescopus variegatus (Reinhardt, 1843)
Status not recordedsnakes
The variable cat snake (Telescopus variegatus) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata.
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Quick facts about the variable cat snake
- Weight
- up to 89.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 90 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the variable cat snake live?
Not recorded
Is the variable cat snake endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the variable cat snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusTelescopus
- SpeciesTelescopus variegatus (Reinhardt, 1843)
Synonyms Dipsas variegata, Tarbophis dipsadomorphoides
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- West African cat snakeEnglish
- Vestafrikansk KattesnogDanish
Relatives of the variable cat snake
Other species in the same genus Telescopus.
Cat snake
Telescopus fallax
Tiger cat snake
Telescopus semiannulatus
Israeli catsnake
Telescopus dhara
Karoo tiger snake
Telescopus beetzi
Sinai catsnake
Telescopus hoogstraali
Desert cat snake
Telescopus rhinopoma
CompareVariable cat snake vs Cat snakeVariable cat snake vs Tiger cat snakeVariable cat snake vs Israeli catsnakeVariable cat snake vs Karoo tiger snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the variable cat snake?
The variable cat snake (Telescopus variegatus) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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