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title: "Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake"
description: "Leptodeira frenata — Répteis. Leptodeira frenata, also known commonly as the Mayan cat-eyed snake and the rainforest cat-eyed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rainforest-cat-eyed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake

> Leptodeira frenata — Répteis. Leptodeira frenata, also known commonly as the Mayan cat-eyed snake and the rainforest cat-eyed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodeira frenata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 752
- Wikidata: [Q3230035](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3230035)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29729](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29729)

## Names

- en: Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
- es: Culebra ojo de gato de selva

## Countries with the most observations

MX (646), BZ (39), GT (8)

## Summary

Leptodeira frenata, also known commonly as the Mayan cat-eyed snake and the rainforest cat-eyed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.  The species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, and there are three recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161312659

## Machine access

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