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Ninia hudsoni
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 British Museum (Natural History).[2]
Geographic range
N. hudsoni is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of N. hudsoni is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,300 m (660–4,270 ft).[1]
Description
A small snake species, N. hudsoni may attain a total length (including tail) of about 42 cm (17 in).[4]
Behavior
N. hudsoni is terrestrial,[1] living in the leaf litter of the forest.[4]
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