Ninia psephota

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Ninia psephota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ninia
Species:
N. psephota
Binomial name
Ninia psephota
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms

Catostoma psephotumCope, 1875

Ninia psephota, the red-bellied coffee snake or Cope's coffee snake , is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama and Costa Rica. [2]

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References

  1. Batista, A.; García Rodríguez, A.; Saborío, G.; Vargas Álvarez, J.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2014). "Ninia psephota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T203553A15824313. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203553A15824313.en . Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Ninia psephota (COPE, 1875)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.