Cat-eyed Snakes
Leptodeira
Leptodeira is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 10 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the southern tip of Texas in United States and as far south as Argentina in South America.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira ornata
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira rhombifera
Northern Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira septentrionalis
Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira maculata
South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira annulata
Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira ashmeadii
Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira frenata
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira nigrofasciata
Paraiba Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira tarairiu
Splendid Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira splendida
Chayahuitas Banded Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira approximans
Bodoquena Banded Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira pulchriceps
Uribe's Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira uribei
Baker's Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira bakeri
Mangrove Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira rubricata
Western Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira punctata
Peruvian Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira larcorum
Jubones Cat-eyed Snake
speciesLeptodeira misinawui
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29717.