Contia longicaudae

Contia longicaudae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Heterodontinae
Genus: Contia
Species: Contia longicaudae

Name

Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer, 2010: 257

• Holotype: CAS 231505, adult ♀, collected by R.F. Hoyer on 7 July 1998.
• Type locality: “California, Mendocino County, 8.6 km E of junction with Highway 1 via State Route 128, 39°10′18″N, 123°39′48″W, 5 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Feldman, C.R. & Hoyer, R.F. 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 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Contia longicaudae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 June 2023.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Contia longicaudae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T90066834A90066849. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90066834A90066849.en. Accessed on 02 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Forest Sharp-tailed Snake