Epictia amazonica
Appearance
Epictia amazonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Epictia |
Species: | E. amazonica
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Binomial name | |
Epictia amazonica (Orejas-Miranda, 1969)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Epictia amazonica, also known commonly as the South American blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northern South America.[1][2]
Geographic range
[edit]E. amazonica is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and southeastern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Epictia amazonica (OREJAS-MIRANDA, 1969)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Epictia amazonica (Orejas-Miranda, 1969)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Natera-Mumaw MA, Esqueda-González LF, Castelaín-Fernández M (2015). Atlas Serpientes de Venezuela: Una Visión Actual de su Diversidad. Santiago, Chile: Dimacofi Negocios Avanzados S.A. 456 pp. ISBN 978-9563587623. (Epictia amazonica, new combination, p. 292). (in Spanish).
- Orejas-Miranda BR (1969). "Tres nuevos Leptotyphlops (Reptilia: Serpentes)". Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 10 (124): 1–11. (Leptotyphlops amazonicus, new species). (in Spanish).