Ninia sebae
| Red Coffee Snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Dipsadidae |
| Genus: | Ninia |
| Species: | N. sebae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ninia sebae Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | |
Ninia sebae, Red Coffee Snake, Redback Coffee Snake is a small terrestrial snake which is found in Mexico and Central America. Although Ninia sebae resembles some venomous coral snakes in color and size, it is not venomous and seldom bites humans (from: http://eol.org/pages/791350/overview).
References
- Savage, Jay M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
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