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Contia Baird & Girard 1853

Contia (snake)

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Contia is a small genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to North America.

Etymology

The generic name, Contia, is in honor of American entomologist John Lawrence LeConte.^[2]

Species

There are two recognized species:^[3]

References

^ "Contia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Contia, p. 154).
^ Contia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 May 2013.

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Contia (snake): Brief Summary

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Contia is a small genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to North America.

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