Ninia
Ninia is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as coffee snakes, in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. 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.[1]
| Ninia | |
|---|---|
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| Ninia atrata, Hallowell's coffee snake | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Ninia Baird & Girard, 1853 |
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species:[1][2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninia atrata (Hallowell, 1845) | Hallowell's coffee snake | southern Central America, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago |
| Ninia celata McCranie & Wilson, 1995 | Costa Rica; Panama | ||
| Ninia diademata Baird & Girard, 1853 | ringneck coffee snake | Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico | |
| Ninia espinali McCranie & Wilson, 1995 | Espinal's coffee snake | El Salvador; Honduras | |
| Ninia franciscoi Angarita-Sierra, 2014 | Simla coffee snake | Trinidad | |
 | Ninia hudsoni Parker, 1940 | Guiana coffee snake, Hudson's coffee snake | Guiana, Ecuador (Amazonas), Peru (Pasco, Tambopata, Madre de Dios), Brazil (Rondônia), SW Colombia |
| Ninia maculata (W. Peters, 1861) | Pacific banded coffee snake,spotted coffee snake | Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama | |
| Ninia pavimentata (Bocourt, 1883) | northern banded coffee snake | Guatemala | |
| Ninia psephota (Cope, 1876) | red-bellied ccffee snake, Cope's coffee snake | Panama, Costa Rica | |
 | Ninia sebae (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) | redback coffee snake, culebra de cafetal espalda roja | Mexico and Central America. |
 | Ninia teresitae Angarita-Sierra & Lynch, 2017 | Colombia; Ecuador | |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ninia.
References
- "Ninia ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- Genus Ninia at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Baird SF, Girard C (1853). Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.—Serpents. Washington, District of Columbia: xvi + 172 pp. (Ninia, new genus, pp. 49–50).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Ninia, p. 104).
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