Tschudi's blind snake

Tschudi's blind snake (Epictia tesselata) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[2][3][4]

Tschudi's blind snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Epictia
Species:	E. tesselata
Binomial name
Epictia tesselata (Tschudi, 1845)
Synonyms
Typhlops tesselatus Stenostoma albifrons var. tessellata Stenostoma albifrons var. tessellatum Leptotyphlops tessellatus

References

1. Aguilar, C.; Suárez, J.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Torres, C. (2016). "Epictia tesselata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48617977A48618002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48617977A48618002.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. 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. Epictia tesselata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database