Epictia bakewelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Epictinae
Genus: Epictia
Species: Epictia bakewelli

Name

Epictia bakewelli (Oliver, 1937)

• Holotype: UMMZ 80228, collected by Anderson Bakewell and James A. Oliver on 26 July 1935.
• Type locality: “Paso del Río, Colima, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Leptotyphlops bakewelli Oliver, 1937: 16 [original combination]
• Leptotyphlops phenops bakewelli — Smith, 1943 [subsequent combination]
• Leptotyphlops goudotii bakewelli — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 [subsequent combination]
• Epictia goudotii bakewelli — Cinar, 2012 [subsequent combination]
• Epictia bakewelli — Wallach, Williams & Boundy, 2014 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Oliver, J.A. 1937. Notes on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from the state of Colima, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 360: 1–28. hdl: 2027.42/56799 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Epictia bakewelli. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Bakewell’s Thread Snake