| Epictia albifrons | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Epictia |
| Species: | E. albifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Epictia albifrons (Wagler, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epictia albifrons, known as Wagler's blind snake or silver snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae [1] [2] of blind snakes native to Argentina (Tucuman, Salta), Bolivia, Brazil and South-Africa. [3]
The Leptotyphlopidae are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfamilies are recognized.
Epictia albipuncta is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Freiberg's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Epictia borapeliotes is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The San Salvador blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the Caribbean.
The common Peru blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Epictia goudotii, also known commonly as the black blind snake and the southern Caribbean threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Middle America.
The Guayaquila blind snake is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The dark blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The Rio Grande do Sul blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to southern South America.
The Peru blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The red-lined blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The rose blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Epictia signata, or the South American blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Epictia striatula is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Klauber's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The northern blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Tschudi's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The three-colored blind snake is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The eleven-striped blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.