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Forest sharp-tailed snake

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Species of snake

Forest sharp-tailed snake
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Contia
Species: C. longicaudae
Binomial name
Contia longicaudae
Feldman & Hoyer, 2010
Synonyms
  • Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer, 2010
  • Contia longicaudaCrother et al., 2012
  • Contia longicaudaeWallach et al., 2014

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.

Geographic range

C. longicaudae is found in northern California and southern Oregon.

Distribution and habitat

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.

Identification

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.

References

  1. Hammerson, G.A. (2019). "Contia longicaudae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T90066834A90066849. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Contia longicaudae". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Contia longicaudae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 May 2013.

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Taxon identifiers
Contia longicaudae


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