Epictia signata

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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.

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Epictia signata
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]
  • Stenostoma signatum
    Jan, 1861
  • Glauconia signata
    Boulenger, 1893
  • Leptotyphlops signatus
    McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999
  • Epictia signata
    Adalsteinsson et al., 2009
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Geographic range

E. signatus is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.[1]

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