Epictia goudotii

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Epictia goudotii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Epictia
Species:
E. goudotii
Binomial name
Epictia goudotii
Synonyms [2]
  • Stenostoma goudotii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Glauconia goudotii
    Boulenger, 1893
  • Leptotyphlops goudotii
    Amaral, 1929
  • Epictia goudotii
    Adalsteinsson et al., 2009

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 native to Middle America. [3] [4]

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Etymology

The specific name, goudotii, is in honor of French naturalist Justin-Marie Goudot. [5]

Geographic range

In Central America, Epictia goudotii is found in western Panama. [1] [2]

In South America, it is found in western Colombia, northern Venezuela, and on associated islands. [1] [2] [6]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Epictia goudotii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural clearings. [1]

Description

A small species, Epictia goudotii usually has a total length (including a short tail) of about 11 cm (4.3 in), but may grow to 16 cm (6.3 in). There are 14 scale rows around the body, throughout the whole length of the body, and there are 10 scale rows around the middle of the tail. [2]

Behavior

Epictia goudotii is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]

Diet

Epictia goudotii preys upon ants and termites. [1]

Reproduction

Epictia goudotii is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jaramillo C, Batista A, Ibáñez R, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas P, Caicedo JR (2021). "Epictia goudotii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197501A2491360.en. Accessed on 26 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Epictia goudotii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops goudotii, p. 104).
  6. Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN   0-87666-912-7. (Leptotyphlops goudotii goudotii, p. 118).

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