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title: "South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake"
description: "Leptodeira annulata — Gady. Leptodeira annulata, also known commonly as the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/south-american-banded-cat-eyed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake

> Leptodeira annulata — Gady. Leptodeira annulata, also known commonly as the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodeira annulata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 909
- Wikidata: [Q289823](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289823)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29718)

## Names

- en: South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake
- de: Bananennatter
- es: Culebra ojo de gato bandada
- fr: Diane maculée
- pt: Serpente-olho-de-gato-anelada

## Countries with the most observations

BR (265), GF (110), BO (99), PE (96), EC (81), MX (49), SR (24), AR (7), GY (3)

## Summary

Leptodeira annulata, also known commonly as the banded cat-eyed snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.

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

## Photo

![South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-banded-cat-eyed-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: pmallard · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29246952

## Machine access

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