Ninia
| Ninia | |
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| Hallowell's Coffee Snake (Ninia atrata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Xenodontinae |
| Genus: | Ninia Baird & Girard, 1853 |
Ninia is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as Coffee snakes. The genus consists of 8 species that are native to Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. Some species are also found on the Caribbean islands.[1]
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species:[1]
- N. atrata (Hallowell, 1845) - Hallowell's Coffee Snake
- N. cerroensis Taylor, 1954
- N. diademata (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Ringneck Coffee Snake, Culebra-de cafetal de collar
- N. hudsoni Parker, 1940 - Hudson's Coffee Snake
- N. maculata (Peters, 1861) - Spotted Coffee Snake
- N. oxynota (Werner, 1910)
- N. psephota (Cope, 1876) - Cope's Coffee Snake
- N. sebae'' (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854) - Redback coffee snake, Culebra-de cafetal espalda roja
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ninia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
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