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Leptodeira polysticta
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Leptodeira
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Rare
About
Leptodeira polysticta is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 18 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
- Yucatán Tropical Forest
Related snakes
- Jubones Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira misinawui
- Ashmead's Banded Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira ashmeadii
- Mangrove Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira rubricata
- Baker's Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira bakeri
- Western Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira punctata
- Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira maculata
- Banded Cat-eyed Snake (annulata) Leptodeira annulata
- Cat-eyed Snake (septentrionalis) Leptodeira septentrionalis
- Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira nigrofasciata
- Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira frenata
- Splendid Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira splendida
- Leptodeira rhombifera
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.