Epictia vellardi explained

Epictia vellardi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[1] 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.^[2]

Geographic range

E. vellardi is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.^[3]

Reproduction

E. vellardi is oviparous.^[3]

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).
• Cabral H, Netto F (2016). "Geographic Distribution: Epictia vellardi ". Herpetological Review 47 (1): 83.
• 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).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Leptotyphlops vellardi, p. 273).
3. www.reptile-database.org.