Epictia vanwallachi
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Epictia
Species: Epictia vanwallachi
Name
[edit]- Holotype: CORBIDI 14682.
- Type locality: Vijus Village, Pataz Province, La Libertad Region, Peru.
- Etymology: This species name is a patronym for Van Wallach, American herpetologist, in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards systematics of the snake family Leptotyphlopidae.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Koch, C., Venegas, P.J. & Böhme, W. 2015. Three new endemic species of Epictia Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) from the dry forest of northwestern Peru. Zootaxa 3964(2): 228–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.2.4
Reference page.