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]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Geographic range
editE. amazonica is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and southeastern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
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).
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