Epictia phenops

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Epictia phenops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Epictia
Species:
E. phenops
Binomial name
Epictia phenops
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms

Stenostoma phenopsCope, 1875

Epictia phenops, also known as slender threadsnake , is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [1] It is probably a composite taxon consisting of several cryptic species. [2]

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Distribution

E. phenops is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and southern Mexico. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, from savanna to montane rainforest. [2]

Morphology

The species has a mean total length of 132 mm, though specimens can be as short as 53 mm, but as long as 195 mm. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Epictia phenops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Wallach, V. (29 June 2016). "Morphological review and taxonomic status of the Epictia phenops species group of Mesoamerica, with description of six new species and discussion of South American Epictia albifrons, E. goudotii, and E. tenella (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae)" (PDF). Mesoamerican Herpetology. 3 (2): 216–374. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.


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