Taylor's Snake

Contia taylori, (Boulenger)

Colouration: Pale brown above, each scale darkest along the centre; abdomen and upper lip white.
Dimensions: Total length, 10 5/8 inches; tail, 2 1/8 inches.
Distribution: Duval County, Texas; northern Mexico. Three specimens known.

Body moderately stout; tail about one-fifth the total length. Scales in 13 rows.