---
title: "Contia longicaudae"
description: "Contia longicauda — Rettili. The forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicaudae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/forest-sharp-tailed-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Contia longicaudae

> Contia longicauda — Rettili. The forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicaudae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Contia longicauda*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 518
- Wikidata: [Q2995647](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2995647)
- iNaturalist taxon: [98351](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98351)

## Names

- en: Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
- de: Contia longicaudae
- es: Contia longicaudae
- fr: Contia longicaudae
- it: Contia longicaudae
- nl: Contia longicaudae
- pt: Contia longicaudae
- pl: Contia longicaudae

## Countries with the most observations

US (497)

## Summary

The forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicaudae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the western coast of the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_sharp-tailed_snake

## Photo

![Contia longicaudae](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forest-sharp-tailed-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42368178

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/forest-sharp-tailed-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).