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Basic information
Leptodeira septentrionalis
Cat-eyed Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusCat-eyed Snakes
- English name
- Cat-eyed Snake
- Alternative names
- Escombrera de Günther [polysticta], Escombrera Manchada, Gebänderte Katzenaugennatter, Northern Cat-eyed Snake, Small-spotted Cat-eyed Snake [polysticta]
- Synonyms
- Dipsas septentrionalis, Leptodira dunckeri, Leptodira polysticta
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Freshwater, Pond, Scrubland, Shrubland, Temporary aquatic, Tropical moist broadleaf forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,055 mm
- SVL
- max 632 mm
- Body mass
- max 193.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~4.07 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Carnivore, Eggs, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–13 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6PGP2 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15353 · dryad-v5