TT #257 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 44
Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi
English: “Every creeping thing that creeps”: “creeps” includes a creature even when it does not reproduce.
Sifra (Toras Kohanim).
Wikisource — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 9
Textual inclusion — The Chazal applies the verse’s wording and structure to establish the stated teaching.
The prohibition encompasses creeping creatures even where the creature does not reproduce in the ordinary manner.