Ninia hudsoni

Ninia hudsoni, also known commonly as the Guyana coffee snake and Hudson's coffee snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, hudsoni, is in honor of Mr. C.A. Hudson who collected the holotype of this species, as well as many entomological specimens, for the Natural [History Museum, London|British Museum (Natural History)].

Geographic range

N. hudsoni is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. hudsoni is forest, at altitudes of.

Description

A small snake species, N. hudsoni may attain a total length of about.

Behavior

N. hudsoni is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter of the forest.

Reproduction

N. hudsoni is oviparous.