Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Contia Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Genus Contia Sharp-tailed Snakes Spitzschwanznattern Spidshalesnoge 1853 Contia Girard (type species: Contia mitis Baird & Girard 1853) 1853 Lodia Girard in Baird & Girard (type species: Calamaria tenuis Baird & Girard 1852) Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included Eirenis. Distribution: Canada (British Columbia [incl. Vancouver Island]), USA (California, Oregon, Washington). Meristic and other data of the world's snakes. Compiled by V. Wallach Key to abbreviations Head drawings of the genus Contia. Compiled by V. Wallach Contia longicaudae Forest Sharp-tailed Snake Wald-Spitzschwanznatter Skov-spidshalesnog 2010 Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer Distribution: USA (California, Oregon). Contia tenuis Common Sharp-tailed Snake Gewöhnliche Spitzschwanznatter Almindelig Spidshalesnog 1852 Calamaria tenuis Baird & Girard Contia tenuis Fitch 1936 1853 Contia mitis Baird & Girard (Schmidt 1953) 1858 Ablabes purpureocauda Günther (Schmidt 1953) Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to longicaudae. Distribution: Canada (British Columbia [incl. Vancouver Island]), USA (California, Oregon, Washington).