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Leptodeira frenata (COPE, 1886)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesLeptodeira frenata frenata (COPE 1886)
Leptodeira frenata malleisi DUNN & STUART 1935
Leptodeira frenata yucatanensis (COPE 1887) 
Common NamesE: Mayan Cat-eyed Snake, Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
S: Falsa Nauyaca 
SynonymSibon frenatum COPE 1886: 184
Leptodeira frenatum — COPE 1892: 677
Leptodeira yucatanensis — SCHMIDT 1941 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Leptodeira frenata — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 154
Leptodeira frenata — LINER 1994
Leptodeira frenata frenata — LINER 2007
Leptodeira frenata — WALLACH et al. 2014
Leptodeira frenata — BARRIO-AMORÓS 2019

Leptodeira frenata malleisi DUNN & STUART 1935
Leptodeira yucatanensis malleisi DUNN & STUART 1935
Leptodeira yucatanensis malleisi — STUART 1935: 53
Leptodeira yucatanensis malleisi — GAIGE 1936
Leptodeira yucatanensis malleisi — SMITH 1943: 442
Leptodeira frenata malleisi — DUELLMAN & WERLER 1955: 1
Leptodeira frenata malleisi — DUELLMAN 1958: 62
Leptodeira frenata malleisi — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 154
Leptodeira frenata malleisi — LINER 2007
Leptodeira frenata malleisi — BARRIO-AMORÓS 2019

Leptodeira frenata yucatanensis (COPE 1866)
Leptodira annulata var. COPE 1886: 127
Sibon annulatum yucatanensis COPE 1887: 67
Leptodeira yucatanensis — BARBOUR & COLE 1906: 151
Leptodeira septentrionalis yucatanensis — SCHMIDT & ANDREWS 1936: 176
Leptodeira yucatanensis yucatanensis — DUNN & STUART 1935: 1
Leptodeira frenata yucatanensis — DUELLMAN 1958: 64
Leptodeira frenata yucatanensis — LINER 2007
Leptodeira frenata yucatanensis — BARRIO-AMORÓS 2019 
DistributionMexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas, Yucatan), Guatemala, Belize; elevation 150-450 m.

malleisi: México (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo); Belize, Guatemala; Type locality: Tuxpeña, Campeche, Mexico.

yucatanensis: Mexico (Yucatán); Type locality: Yucatán; restricted to Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, México by SMITH & TAYLOR 1950.

Type locality: Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost; was number 298 in the collection of the Geographical Exploring Commission of México, Fernando-Perez, collector.
Holotype: UMMZ 73230 [malleisi]
Holotype: USNM 24887 [yucatanensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1735 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Cope 1887 lists Sibon annulatum yucatanensis but refers to Cope 1866: 127 for the original description. However, that page only says “Leptodira annulata var.” without saying “yucatanensis”.

Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018).

Venomous. Bites can be very painful, leading to bloody blisters and swellings which may take weeks to return to normal (Rowland Griffin on Facebook, with photos, 5 Feb 2022). 
EtymologyApparently named after Latin “frenum” = bridle, as the dark marking behind the snake's eye resembles a horse's bridle. 
References
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