Leptotyphlops

Leptotyphlops
Western blind snake, L. humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Leptotyphlops Fitzinger, 1843
Synonyms
Stenostoma Wagler, 1824 (preoccupied) Typhlina Wagler, 1830 Stenostona Cuvier, 1836 Leptotyphlops Fitzinger, 1843 Eucephalus Fitzinger, 1843 Catodon A.M.C.Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Epictia Gray, 1845 Glauconia Gray, 1845 Rena Baird & Girard, 1853 Sabrina Girard, 1857 Ramphostoma Jan in Jan & Sordelli, 1860 Tricheilostoma Jan in Jan & Sordelli, 1860 Tetracheilostoma Jan, 1861 Siagonodon Peters, 1881 Stenostomophis Rochebrune, 1884 Rhamphostoma Boulenger, 1893

Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, found throughout North and South America, Africa, India and southwestern Asia. Currently, 87 species are recognized.

Most species look much like shiny earthworms. They are pink or brown, and their scales give them a segmented appearance. Other species are black in color, but have the same general body structure. Their common name comes from the fact that their eyes are greatly reduced almost to the point of uselessness, and hidden behind a protective head scale. The species which are called thread snakes are so named because of their very narrow, long bodies.

Found in the Americas, Africa, India and southwestern Asia. In the Americas from the southwestern United States, south through most of Central and South America as far as Uruguay and Argentina. Also found on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and in the Lesser Antilles. Also found on Socotra Island.

All blind snakes are burrowing snakes, spending most of their time deep in loose soil, typically only emerging when it rains and they get flooded out.

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