Contia (snake)
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Contia is a small genus of small snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to western North America.
Etymology
The generic name, Contia, is in honor of American entomologist John Lawrence LeConte.[2]
Species
There are two species which are recognized as being valid.[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Contia longicaudae.jpg | Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer, 2010 | forest sharp-tailed snake | northern California and southern Oregon |
| File:Sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis) (24793736779).jpg | 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 |
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Genus Contia, p. 154).
- ^ Contia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 May 2013.
Further reading
- Baird SF, Girard CF (1853). Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.—Serpents. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xvi + 172 pp. (Contia, new genus, p. 110).
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