Contia | |
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Contia tenuis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Contia Baird and Girard, 1853[1] |
Type species | |
Contia tenuis |
Contia is a small genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to North America.
The generic name, Contia, is in honor of American entomologist John Lawrence LeConte.[2]
There are two recognized species:[3]
Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer, 2010 | forest sharp-tailed snake | northern California and southern Oregon | |
Contia tenuis (Baird & Girard, 1852) | sharp-tailed snake | California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as British Columbia, Canada: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia around Victoria, British Columbia,and Pemberton, British Columbia |