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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Pseudoleptodeira
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Pseudoleptodeira

Broad-banded Cat-eyed Snake

Breitband-Katzenaugennatter

Bredbåndet Katteøjesnog

1938 Pseudoleptodeira Taylor (type species: Hypsiglena latifasciata Günther 1894)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included Leptodeira uribei and Tantalophis discolor. Pseudoleptodeira has previously been regarded as a synonym of Leptodeira (e.g., Duellman 1958, 1966). It was revalidated by Shannon & Humphrey (1964) and later again by Smith & Smith (1976, without discussion) and Dowling & Jenner (1987).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Pseudoleptodeira.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Pseudoleptodeira latifasciata

Broad-banded Cat-eyed Snake, False Cat-eyed Snake

Breitband-Katzenaugennatter

Bredbåndet Katteøjesnog

1894 Hypsiglena latifasciata Günther
Leptodeira latifasciata Dunn 1936
Pseudoleptodeira latifasciata Taylor 1939
1905 Leptodeira guilleni Boulenger (Smith & Taylor 1945)

Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla).