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Baker's Cat-eyed Snake

Leptodeira bakeri

Classification

Leptodeira bakeri, known commonly as Baker's cat-eyed snake or Aruban cat-eyed snake, is a species of reptile in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is found in Aruba and in Venezuela. Taxonomy and etymology The specific name, bakeri, is in honor of American zoologist Horace Burrington Baker, who collected the holotype on 6 August 1922, with the type locality being Bubali, Aruba.

Distribution

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