ISLAMABAD --
ContiA!nuing its criticism over the appointments of Dr Reza Baqir of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as adviser to the prime minister on finance, the main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has feared that the country's nuclear programme may come under threat after appointment in key positions of 'IMF representatives'.
The Common Sharp-tailed Snake (
Contia tenuis), named for its pointed tail tip, is a small colubrid snake with a geographic range extending from central California to the southern parts of British Columbia (Spalding 1995; Stebbins 2003; Feldman and Hoyer 2010).
Mitochondrial variation in sharp-tailed snakes (
Contia tenuis): evidence of a cryptic species.
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Elgaria sp., alligator lizard -- 2 -- Boidae Charina bottae, rubber boa x -- -- Charina sp., boa -- -- 1 Colubridae Colubridae genus et species unidentified -- 5 9 Coluber constrictor, racer x -- --
Contia tenuis, sharp-tailed snake x -- -- Diadophis punctatus, ring-necked snake x -- -- Diadophis/Tantilla -- 1 -- Hypsiglena torquata, night snake x -- -- Lampropeltis getula, common kingsnake x -- -- L.
Harmonic radar detection has been used to track movements of reptile and amphibian species, including broad-headed snakes (Hoplocephalus bungaroides; 6), sharp-tailed snakes (
Contia tenuis; 7), juvenile spotted salamanders (8), and juvenile box turtles (Terrapene carolina; L.