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). 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).