Sharp-tailed Snakes
Contia
Contia is a small genus of small snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is native to western North America.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.267
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.189
Serpentum et Draconum Historiae
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.274
Serpentum et Draconum Historiae
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.273
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.266
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.266
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.265
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26914.