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Ninia atrata

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Ninia atrata, known commonly as Hallowell's coffee snake, Hallowell's earth snake, the red-nape snake, and the South American coffee snake, is a species of small terrestrial snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Central America and northern South America.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Ninia atrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ninia
Species:
N. atrata
Binomial name
Ninia atrata
(Hallowell, 1848)
Synonyms[2]
  • Coluber atratus
    Hallowell, 1845
  • Ninia atrata
    — Cope, 1860
  • Streptophorus atratus
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Ninia atrata
    — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
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Geographic range

N. atrata is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. atrata are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,280 ft).[1]

Diet

N. atrata is believed to feed on insect larvae, termites and slugs.[3][4]

Reproduction

N. atrata is oviparous.[2]

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