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Leptodeira

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Leptodeira is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 18 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas in United States and as far south as Argentina in South America.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1][2]

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.

References

  1. ^ Genus Leptodeira at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Sánchez-Nivicela, Juan C.; Posse, Valentina; Celi, Elvis; Koch, Claudia (2020-12-16). "A new species of cat-eyed snake (Serpentes: Dipsadinae: Leptodeirini) from the Andes of southern Ecuador". Zootaxa. 4895 (3): 357–380. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4895.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756892. S2CID 230590828.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptodeira bakeri, p. 15).
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Leptodeira: Brief Summary

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Leptodeira is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 18 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas in United States and as far south as Argentina in South America.

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