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title: "Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake"
description: "Leptodeira maculata — Reptielen. Leptodeira maculata, the southwestern cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southwestern-cat-eyed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake

> Leptodeira maculata — Reptielen. Leptodeira maculata, the southwestern cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodeira maculata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 933
- Wikidata: [Q3230036](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3230036)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29736](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29736)

## Names

- en: Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake
- es: Escombrera del suroeste mexicano

## Countries with the most observations

MX (732)

## Summary

Leptodeira maculata, the southwestern cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.  The species is native to Mexico.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67928153

## Machine access

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