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Epictia
Epictia
is
a genus
of
snakes
in the
family
Leptotyphlopidae
.
Taxonomy
All
species
of
Epictia
were previously placed in the
genus
Leptotyphlops
.
Species
The genus
Epictia
contains the following 44 species which are recognized as being valid:
Epictia albifrons
Epictia albipuncta
Epictia alfredschmidti
Epictia amazonica
Epictia antoniogarciai
Epictia
ater
Epictia australis
–
Freiberg's blind snake
Epictia bakewelli
– Bakewell's
blind snake
Epictia borapeliotes
Epictia clinorostris
Epictia collaris
–
collared blind snake
Epictia columbi
–
San Salvador blind snake
Epictia diaplocia
– common
Peru blind snake
Epictia
fallax
Epictia goudotii
Epictia hobartsmithi
Epictia magnamaculata
Epictia martinezi
Epictia melanura
–
dark blind snake
Epictia
munoai
–
Rio Grande do Sul blind snake
Epictia pauldwyeri
Epictia peruviana
– Peru blind
snake
Epictia phenops
Epictia resetari
Epictia rioignis
Epictia rubrolineata
–
red-lined blind snake
Epictia rufidorsa
–
rose blind snake
Epictia schneideri
Epictia septemlineata
Epictia signata
Epictia striatula
Epictia subcrotilla
–
Klauber's blind snake
Epictia teaguei
–
northern blind snake
Epictia tenella
Epictia tesselata
–
Tschudi's blind snake
Epictia tricolor
–
three-colored blind snake
Epictia undecimstriata
–
eleven-striped blind snake
Epictia unicolor
Epictia vanwallachi
Epictia vellardi
Epictia venegasi
Epictia vindumi
Epictia vonmayi
Epictia wynni