Forest sharp-tailed snake
| Forest sharp-tailed snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Contia |
| Species: | C. longicaudae
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| Binomial name | |
| Contia longicaudae | |
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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 States.[4]
Geographic range
[edit]C. longicaudae is found in northern California and southern Oregon.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The forest sharp-tailed snake is not as widespread as its relative Contia tenuis (the sharp-tailed snake). The forest sharp-tailed snake is found in shaded wet forests along the western coast of the United States. The forest sharp tailed snake went unnoticed for a long time due to its vast similarities to Contia tenuis and because of the secretive nature of both species of sharp-tailed snakes, and also of their seasonally limited amount of activity.[3]
Identification
[edit]The easiest way to set the two species apart is by looking at the tail length and the subcaudal scales. The forest sharp-tailed snake has a longer tail than Contia tenuis and more subcaudal scales. Specifically, the forest sharp-tailed snake has 43 to 58 subcaudal scales, whereas Contia tenuis has 24 to 42.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2019). "Contia longicaudae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T90066834A90066849. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Contia longicaudae". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Feldman CR, Hoyer RF (2010). "A new species of snake in the genus Contia (Squamata: Colubridae) from California and Oregon". Copeia. 2010 (2): 254–267. doi:10.1643/CH-09-129. S2CID 44218937.
- ^ a b c d Contia longicaudae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Contia logicaudae ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1082669#null.
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