Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira frenata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLeptodeira (Cat-eyed Snakes)
- SpeciesLeptodeira frenata (Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Road Guarder
Conophis lineatus
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
Gulf Coast Vine Snake
Oxybelis potosiensis
Peten Centipede Snake
Tantilla cuniculator
Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes imperialis
Peninsula Stripeless Snake
Coniophanes meridanus
Central American Milksnake
Lampropeltis abnorma
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |