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Rio Grande do Sul Blind Snake
Epictia munoai
The Rio Grande do Sul blind snake (Epictia munoai ) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae . The species is endemic to southern South America.
From the article Rio Grande do Sul blind snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Epictia munoai is found in northern Argentina, extreme southern Brazil, and Uruguay.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name, munoai, is in honor of Uruguayan zoologist Juan Ignacio Muñoa (1925–1960).
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 munoai 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 32480.