''Epictia'' is a

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. The genus is native to

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, and

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Taxonomy

Prior to 2009 all

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of ''Epictia'' were placed in the genus ''

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''.

Species

The genus ''Epictia'' contains the following 44 species which are recognized as being valid: www.reptile-database.org. *'' Epictia albifrons'' *'' Epictia albipuncta'' *'' Epictia alfredschmidti'' *'' Epictia amazonica'' *'' Epictia antoniogarciai'' *'' Epictia ater'' *'' Epictia australis'' – Freiberg's blind snake *'' Epictia bakewelli'' – Bakewell's blind snake *'' Epictia borapeliotes'' *'' Epictia clinorostris'' *'' Epictia columbi'' – San Salvador blind snake *'' Epictia diaplocia'' – common Peru blind snake *'' Epictia fallax'' *'' Epictia goudotii'' *'' Epictia guayaquilensis'' *'' Epictia hobartsmithi'' *'' Epictia magnamaculata'' *'' Epictia martinezi'' *'' Epictia melanura'' – dark blind snake *'' Epictia munoai'' – Rio Grande do Sul blind snake *'' Epictia pauldwyeri'' *'' Epictia peruviana'' – Peru blind snake *'' Epictia phenops'' *'' Epictia resetari'' *'' Epictia rioignis'' *'' Epictia rubrolineata'' – red-lined blind snake *'' Epictia rufidorsa'' – rose blind snake *'' Epictia schneideri'' *'' Epictia septemlineata'' *'' Epictia signata'' *'' Epictia striatula'' *'' Epictia subcrotilla'' – Klauber's blind snake *'' Epictia teaguei'' – northern blind snake *'' Epictia tenella'' *'' Epictia tesselata'' – Tschudi's blind snake *'' Epictia tricolor'' – three-colored blind snake *'' Epictia undecimstriata'' – eleven-striped blind snake *'' Epictia unicolor'' *'' Epictia vanwallachi'' *'' Epictia vellardi'' *'' Epictia venegasi'' *'' Epictia vindumi'' *'' Epictia vonmayi'' *'' Epictia wynni'' ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Epictia''.

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