- The sharp-tailed
snake or
sharptail snake (
Contia tenuis) is a
small species of
nonvenomous snake in the
family Colubridae. The
species is
endemic to the...
-
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...
- Baird, 1859
Homalosoma episcopum — Jan, 1865
Contia isozona Cope, 1866
Contia episcopa isozona — Cope,1880
Contia taylori Boulenger, 1894
Chionactis episcopus...
- History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. +
Plates I-XX. (
Contia vernalis, pp. 258–259). Conant, R.; Bridges, W. (1939). What
Snake Is That...
- The
forest sharp-tailed
snake (
Contia longicaudae) is a
species of
snake in the
family Colubridae. The
species is
endemic to the
western coast of the United...
- History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. +
Plates I-XX. (
Contia æstiva, p. 258.) Stejneger, L., & T.
Barbour (1917). A
Check List of North...
-
Proceedings of the
Academy of
Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia 23: 200–224. (
Contia pygæa, new species, pp. 223–224). Dowling,
Herndon G. (1950). "Studies of...
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Cenaspis Cercophis Chersodromus Chlorosoma Clelia Coniophanes Conophis Contia Coronelaps Crisantophis Cryophis Cubophis Diadophis Diaphorolepis Dibernardia...
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occipitale Chionactis occipitale Chionactis occipitalis Homalosoma occipitale Contia occipitalis Contia occipitale Chioractis occipitalis Chionactis saxatilis...
- not
projecting beyond cranium;
mandible not
longer than skull: Coronella,
Contia. b.
Maxillary not half as long as mandible,
which is
longer than skull;...
