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Epictia goudotii, also known commonly as the black blind snake and the southern Caribbean threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Middle America.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, goudotii, is in honor of French naturalist Justin-Marie Goudot.[3]

Geographic range

In Central America, E. goudotii is found in western Panama.[4][5]

In South America, it is found in western Colombia, northern Venezuela, and on associated islands.[4][5][6]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. goudotii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to Шаблон:Cvt, but it has also been found in agricultural clearings.[4]

Description

A small species, E. goudotii usually has a total length (including a short tail) of about Шаблон:Cvt, but may grow to Шаблон:Cvt. There are 14 scale rows around the body, throughout the whole length of the body, and there are 10 scale rows around the middle of the tail.[5]

Behavior

E. goudotii is terrestrial and fossorial.[4]

Diet

E. goudotii preys upon ants and termites.[4]

Reproduction

E. goudotii is oviparous.[5]

References

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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 goudotii, new combination).
  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Glauconiidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Glauconia goudotii, p. 64).
  • Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G (1844). Erpétologie génerale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome sixième [Volume 6]. Paris: Roret. xii + 609 pp. (Stenostoma goudotii, new species, p. 330). (in French).
  • Jan [G] (1861). Iconographie générale des Ophidiens, Deuxième livraison [Issue 2]. (Illustrated by Ferdinando Sordelli). Paris: Baillière. Index + Plates I-VI. (Stenostoma goudotii, Plate V, figure 2; Plate VI, figure 2). (in French).


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  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. Шаблон:ISBN (series). Шаблон:ISBN (volume).
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  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Leptotyphlops goudotii, p. 104).
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  6. Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Leptotyphlops goudotii goudotii, p. 118).