Ninia is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as coffee snakes, in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus consists of 12 species that are native to southeastern Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. Some species are also found on the Caribbean islands.
There are 12 species that are recognized as being valid.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninia atrata | Hallowell's coffee snake | southern Central America, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Ninia celata | Costa Rica; Panama | ||
| Ninia diademata | ringneck coffee snake | Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico | |
| Ninia espinali | Espinal's coffee snake | El Salvador; Honduras | |
| Ninia franciscoi | Simla coffee snake | Trinidad | |
| Ninia hudsoni | Guiana coffee snake, Hudson's coffee snake | Guiana, Ecuador (Amazonas), Peru (Pasco, Tambopata, Madre de Dios), Brazil (Rondônia), SW Colombia | |
| Ninia maculata | Pacific banded coffee snake, spotted coffee snake | Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama | |
| Ninia pavimentata | northern banded coffee snake | Guatemala | |
| Ninia psephota | red-bellied coffee snake, Cope's coffee snake | Panama, Costa Rica | |
| Ninia sebae | redback coffee snake, culebra de cafetal espalda roja | Mexico and Central America. | |
| Ninia teresitae | Colombia; Ecuador | ||
| Ninia guytudori | Ecuador | ||
A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ninia.