Ninia maculata

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Ninia maculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ninia
Species:
N. maculata
Binomial name
Ninia maculata
(Peters, 1861)

Ninia maculata, the Pacific banded coffee snake or spotted coffee snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. [2]

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References

  1. Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W.; Wilson, L.D.; Köhler , G. (2013). "Ninia maculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T203551A2768356. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Ninia maculata DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.