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Leptodeira

Leptodeira
Leptodiera septentrionalis, Costa Rica - zoomed.JPG
Northern cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis), in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Leptodeira
Fitzinger, 1843
Species

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Synonyms

Coluber, Dipsas, Eteirodipsas, Leptodira, Sibon


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Coluber, Dipsas, Eteirodipsas, Leptodira, Sibon

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.

Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Leptodeira.



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