Epictia vellardi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Epictia |
| Species: | E. vellardi
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| Epictia vellardi Laurent, 1984
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Epictia vellardi is a species of snakes 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]
References
- ^ a b "Epictia vellardi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ 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)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Epictia vellardi, new combination).
- Laurent RF (1984). "El género Leptotyphlops en la colección de la Fundación Miguel Lillo ". Acta Zoologica Lilloana 38 (1): 29–34. (Leptotyphlops vellardi, new species). (in Spanish).