| Epictia signata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Epictia |
| Species: | E. signata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epictia signata (Jan, 1861) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Epictia signata, or the South American blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [2] [3] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
E. signatus is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. [1]
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Myriopholis blanfordi, also known commonly as Blanford's worm snake and the Sindh thread snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to South Asia and Iran, and possibly further west in the Middle East. There are no recognized subspecies.
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Epictia albipuncta is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Epictia borapeliotes is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Epacrophis boulengeri, also known commonly as the Manda flesh-pink blind snake and the Lamu worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
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