Ninia atrata

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

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.