Ninia atrata
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| Red-nape Snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Ninia |
| Species: | N. atrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ninia atrata Hallowell, 1848 |
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Ninia atrata, the Red-nape Snake is a small terrestrial snake which is found in southern Central America, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. It is believed to feed on insect larvae and termites.
[edit] References
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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