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Epictia amazonica

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Species of snake

Epictia amazonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Epictia
Species: E. amazonica
Binomial name
Epictia amazonica
(Orejas-Miranda, 1969)
Synonyms
  • Leptotyphlops amazonicus
    Orejas-Miranda, 1969
  • Epictia amazonica
    — Natera-Mumaw et al., 2015

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.

Geographic range

E. amazonica is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and southeastern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar).

Reproduction

E. amazonica is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ "Epictia amazonica (OREJAS-MIRANDA, 1969)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. "Epictia amazonica (Orejas-Miranda, 1969)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

Further reading

  • 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).


Taxon identifiers
Epictia amazonica


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