---
title: "Northern Cat-eyed Snake"
description: "Leptodeira septentrionalis — Répteis. Leptodeira septentrionalis, the northern cat-eyed snake, is a species of medium-sized, slightly venomous snake, found from southern Texas to Costa Rica."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-cat-eyed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Cat-eyed Snake

> Leptodeira septentrionalis — Répteis. Leptodeira septentrionalis, the northern cat-eyed snake, is a species of medium-sized, slightly venomous snake, found from southern Texas to Costa Rica.

- Scientific name: *Leptodeira septentrionalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1539
- Wikidata: [Q3022956](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3022956)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29724](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29724)

## Names

- en: Northern Cat-eyed Snake
- de: Gebänderte Katzenaugennatter
- es: Escombrera manchada

## Countries with the most observations

MX (897), US (91), BZ (84), GT (69), HN (69), SV (25)

## Summary

Leptodeira septentrionalis, the northern cat-eyed snake, is a species of medium-sized, slightly venomous snake, found from southern Texas to Costa Rica.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: macro_biologist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318349410

## Machine access

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