Contia longicauda

Contia longicauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Contia
Species: Contia longicauda

Name

Contia longicauda Feldman & Hoyer, 2010

  • 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”.

Combinations

  • Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer, 2010: 257 [original spelling, incorrect gender agreement]
  • Contia longicaudaCrowther et al., 2012: 56 [correct gender agreement]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Forest Sharp-tailed Snake