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Contia
Taxonomy
Contia was named by Baird and Girard (1853). It is extant.
It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Behler and King (1979); and to Dipsadinae by Uetz (2005).
It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Behler and King (1979); and to Dipsadinae by Uetz (2005).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1853 | Contia Baird and Girard |
1875 | Contia Cope p. 36 |
1979 | Contia Behler and King |
2005 | Contia Uetz |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Contia Baird and Girard 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available