Epictia vellardi

Epictia vellardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Epictia
Species:	E. vellardi
Binomial name
Epictia vellardi Laurent, 1984
Synonyms [1]
Leptotyphlops vellardi Laurent, 1984 Epictia vellardi — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009 Epictia vellardi — Wallach et al., 2014

Epictia vellardi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. ^{[2] [3]} The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, vellardi, is in honor of French herpetologist Jehan Albert Vellard, who for most of his life lived and worked in South America. ^[4]

Geographic range

E. vellardi is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. ^[1]

Reproduction

E. vellardi is oviparous. ^[1]

References

1. Species Epictia vellardi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (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).
3. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.
4. 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 vellardi, p. 273).

Further reading

• Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa2244: 1-50. (Epictia vellardi, new combination).
• Cabral H, Netto F (2016). "Geographic Distribution: Epictia vellardi ". Herpetological Review47 (1): 83.
• Laurent RF (1984). "El género Leptotyphlops en la colección de la Fundación Miguel Lillo ". Acta Zoologica Lilloana38 (1): 29–34. (Leptotyphlops vellardi, new species). (in Spanish).