Epictia albipuncta


Epictia albipuncta is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Geographic range

E. albipuncta is found in Argentina, Bolivia, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly southern Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. albipuncta are grassland, shrubland, savanna, and forest.

Reproduction

E. albipuncta is oviparous.

Etymology

The specific name, weyrauchi '', is in honor of German-Peruvian malacologist Wolfgang Karl Weyrauch.