''Leptodeira'' is a

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colubrid Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

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s commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily

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and

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, but range as far north as the

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region of

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and as far south as

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Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. *''

Leptodeira annulata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – banded cat-eyed snake **''Leptodeira annulata annulata'' **''Leptodeira annulata pulchriceps'' *''

Leptodeira ashmeadii ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

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Leptodeira bakeri ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – Baker's cat-eyed snakeBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Leptodeira bakeri'', p. 15). *''

Leptodeira frenata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – rainforest cat-eyed snake **''Leptodeira frenata frenata'' **''Leptodeira frenata malleisi'' **''Leptodeira frenata yucatanensis'' *''

Leptodeira larcorum ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

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Leptodeira maculata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – southwestern cat-eyed snake *''

Leptodeira misinawui ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

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Leptodeira nigrofasciata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Vall ...

'' – black-banded cat-eyed snake *''

Leptodeira ornata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

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Leptodeira polysticta ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

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Leptodeira punctata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – western cat-eyed snake *''

Leptodeira rhombifera ''Leptodeira rhombifera'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republ ...

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Leptodeira rubricata ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – Costa Rican cat-eyed snake *''

Leptodeira septentrionalis ''Leptodeira septentrionalis'', the northern cat-eyed snake, is a species of medium-sized, slightly venomous snake, found from southern Texas to Costa Rica. Appearance The northern cat eye is medium size (up to ). In general females are slight ...

'' – northern cat-eyed snake *''

Leptodeira splendida ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

'' – splendid cat-eyed snake **''Leptodeira splendida bressoni'' **''Leptodeira splendida ephippiata'' **''Leptodeira splendida splendida'' *''

Leptodeira tarairiu ''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...

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Leptodeira uribei ''Leptodeira uribei'', Uribe's cat-eyed snake or Uribe's false cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country ...

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or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Leptodeira''.

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External links

* *https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/leptodeira-ashmeadii/ *https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/leptodeira-bakeri/

Species and subspecies

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