Moving beyond the surface: Comparative head and neck myology of threadsnakes (Epictinae, Leptotyphlopidae, Serpentes), with comments on the 'scolecophidian' muscular system. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Studies on the cephalic myology of snakes provide a series of relevant data on their biology and systematics. Despite the great amount of descriptive studies currently available for the group, much of the knowledge remains obscure for most scolecophidian
Angele Martins +2 more
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A century of waiting: description of a new Epictia Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) based on specimens housed for more than 100 years in the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna (NMW) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 We describe a new species of Epictia based on eight specimens from Nicaragua collected and housed in the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna for more than a century.
Claudia Koch +2 more
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Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Epictia goudotii Species complex (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) in Middle America and northern South America [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Here we review the systematics of the threadsnakes of the Epictia goudotii Species complex in Middle and northern South America using external morphology and molecular data. Two species, Epictia goudotii and E.
James R. McCranie, S. Blair Hedges
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Novel type of egg-clustering in threadsnakes (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2023 Snakes lay their eggs in clutches of different size, which are usually attached to each other forming a cluster. Egg-clustering is a widespread phenomenon across alethinophidian snakes, mostly recorded in Pythonoidea and caenophidian clades.
Mariana Chuliver, Agustín Scanferla
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An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) from Amazonia [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2023 Threadsnakes are known for their conserved external morphology and historically controversial systematics, challenging taxonomic, biogeographic and evolutionary researches in these fields.
Angele Martins +10 more
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A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2022 A new snake species of the genus Rena is described from northern Jalisco, Mexico. The new species represents an isolated member of the R. dulcis group in the extreme southwest Mesa Central of the country. We redefine the R. dulcis and R.
Oscar A. Flores-Villela +3 more
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Primer registro de agrupamientos de ejemplares en Epictia albipuncta (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2023 Las serpientes en general son animales solitarios, aunque existen reportes de que varias especies forman agrupamientos por diferentes motivos, reproducción, resguardo climático, o incluso cuestiones sociales.
María Paula Cabrera +2 more
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Osteology of the enigmatic threadsnake species Epictia unicolor and Trilepida guayaquilensis (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with generic insights [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, 2021 Since the rearrangement of all leptotyphlopid species previously known as “Leptotyphlops” in Adalsteinsson et al. (2009)'s paper, several taxa have remained untested regarding their generic identity and have been assigned to different genera based on ...
C. Koch +4 more
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Herpetofauna, Santa Edwiges I and II hydroelectric power plants, state of Goiás, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2009 This paper presents a check list of amphibians and reptiles of the area under the influence of Santa Edwiges I and II small hydroelectric power plants on Rio Buritis, state of Goiás, Brazil. The list was the result of faunal rescue operations carried out
Carlos Cintra +2 more
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Reptilia, Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlops salgueiroi Amaral, 1954: distribution extension and geographic variation [PDF]
Check List, 2009 None
Henrique Costa +2 more
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