| a new species of <i>ninia</i> (serpentes: dipsadidae) from chocó-magdalena biogeographical province, western colombia. | we describe a new species of the genus ninia from the chocó-magdalena biogeographic province, which was previously reported as a distinct population of n. maculata or as n. atrata from the western slopes of the cordillera occidental of colombia. the new species is similar to n. atrata, n. celata, n. espinali, n. franciscoi, and n. maculata. it shares the following characteristics with the species mentioned above: 19 dorsal scale rows without reductions; dorsal ground color black or dark brown; w ... | 2017 | 28610097 |