---
title: "Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake"
description: "Leptodeira ashmeadii — Reptiles. Leptodeira ashmeadii, the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/venezuelan-cat-eyed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

> Leptodeira ashmeadii — Reptiles. Leptodeira ashmeadii, the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodeira ashmeadii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 867
- iNaturalist taxon: [1220318](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1220318)

## Names

- en: Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

## Countries with the most observations

TT (382), CO (274), VE (92), GY (29), BR (27)

## Summary

Leptodeira ashmeadii, the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.  The species is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodeira_ashmeadii

## Photo

![Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/venezuelan-cat-eyed-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dimitri · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147301007

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/venezuelan-cat-eyed-snake?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).