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Pantanal Threadsnake
Epictia vellardi
Epictia vellardi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
From the article Epictia vellardi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
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.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Epictia vellardi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32447.