Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Common Sharp-tailed Snake - Contia tenuis
(Baird and Girard, 1852)
Contia tenuis appears to consist of two species, including a not-yet described long-tailed form recently discovered by Richard Hoyer.
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| Adult, Kittitas County, Washington | ||
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| Juvenile, Kittitas County, Washington |
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| Habitat, Kittitas County, Washington |
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| Sharp-tailed snakes found under trash in April in California | Common Sharp-tailed Snakes are found under objects in Washington State, and two of the flips also turn up Northwestern Gartersnakes with the sharp-tails. | |
Northwest Reptiles and Amphibians
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