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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Serpentes

Family
  
Dipsadidae

Scientific name
  
Ninia

Higher classification
  
Dipsadidae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Superfamily
  
Subfamily
  
Dipsadinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Snake, Ninia sebae, Ninia atrata, Reptile, Leptodeira

Ninia sebae red backed coffee snake falso coral o coralillo


Ninia is a genus of colubroid snakes commonly referred to as coffee snakes. The genus consists of 10 species that are native to Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. Some species are also found on the Caribbean islands.

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Ninia sebae falso coral o coralillo red backed coffee snake


Species

There are currently 10 recognized species:

  • Ninia atrata (Hallowell, 1845) – Hallowell's Coffee Snake
  • Ninia celata McCranie & Wilson, 1995
  • Ninia diademata Baird & Girard, 1853 – ringneck coffee snake, culebra de cafetal de collar
  • Ninia espinali McCranie & Wilson, 1995
  • Ninia franciscoi Angarita-Sierra, 2014
  • Ninia hudsoni Parker, 1940 – Hudson's coffee snake
  • Ninia maculata (W. Peters, 1861) – spotted coffee snake
  • Ninia pavimentata (Bocourt, 1883)
  • Ninia psephota (Cope, 1876) – Cope's coffee snake
  • Ninia sebae (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – redback coffee snake, culebra de cafetal espalda roja
  • Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ninia.

    References

    Ninia Wikipedia