NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptodeira annulata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:31:45.691628+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Banded Cat-eyed Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Leptodeira
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyDipsadinae
- genusLeptodeira
- speciesLeptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptodeira. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aruban Cat-eyed SnakeLeptodeira bakeri Ruthven, 1936 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Cat-eyed SnakeLeptodeira punctata (Peters, 1866) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leptodeira rhombifera Günther, 1872 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leptodeira rubricata (Cope, 1893) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leptodeira larcorum Schmidt & Walker, 1943 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Northern Cat-eyed SnakeLeptodeira ornata (Bocourt, 1884) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayan Cat-eyed SnakeLeptodeira frenata (Cope, 1886) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southwestern Cat-eyed SnakeLeptodeira maculata (Hallowell, 1861) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-banded Cat-eyed SnakeLeptodeira nigrofasciata Günther, 1868 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Coluber annulatus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Leptodira nycthemera Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | synonym |
| Leptodeira ocellata Günther, 1895 Günther, 1895 | ambiguous synonym |
| Leptodeira polysticta Günther, 1895 Günther, 1895 | synonym |
| Dipsas septentrionalis Kennicott ex Baird, 1859 Kennicott ex Baird, 1859 | ambiguous synonym |
| Leptodeira rhombifera Günther, 1895 Günther, 1895 | ambiguous synonym |
| Eteirodipsas annulata var. rhomboidalis Jan, 1863 Jan, 1863 | synonym |
| Eteirodipsas wieneri Sauvage, 1884 Sauvage, 1884 | synonym |
| Dipsas approximans Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptodeira&species=annulata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TN97. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.