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The sharp-tailed snake has an average total length (including tail) of 12–18 in (30–46 cm) as an adult. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine, which is the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Rather, the tail is used to stabilize small prey, such as slugs, for consumption.
Myrichthys breviceps, the sharptail snake-eel, is a fish species native to the Western Atlantic. It has diffuse, yellow spots on a blueish-gray back and white belly. Spots are small on the head, larger on the body. The eel can be found along the coasts of the Caribbean sea, mainly on sea grass beds, reefs, and in clear waters.
The forest sharp-tailed snake is not as widespread as its relative Contia tenuis (the sharp-tailed snake). The forest sharp-tailed snake is found in shaded wet forests along the western coast of the United States. The forest sharp-tailed snake went unnoticed for a long time due to its vast similarities to C. tenuis, the secretive nature of both ...
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1993 (longfin spotted snake eel) Myrichthys breviceps (J. Richardson, 1848) (Sharptail eel) Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (harlequin snake eel) Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816) (tiger snake eel) Myrichthys magnificus (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (magnificent snake eel)
Adults of A. bibronii average 30–40 cm (12–16 in) [4] in total length (including tail), with a maximum total length of 55 cm (21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). [4] The dorsum is a uniform grey or dark brown to black colour. [4]
The hemipenis is the intromittent organ of Squamata, [4] which is the second largest order of vertebrates with over 9,000 species distributed around the world. They differ from the intromittent organs of most other amniotes such as mammals, archosaurs and turtles that have a single genital tubercle, as squamates have the paired genitalia remaining separate. [5]