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Leptotyphlops
Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, found throughout North and South America, Africa, Indian subcontinent and southwestern Asia. Currently, 87 species are recognized.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 21 known species
Peter's Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops scutifrons
Black Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops nigricans
Merker's thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops merkeri
Incognito Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops incognitus
Forest Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops sylvicolus
Cape Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops conjunctus
Distant's Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops distanti
Goggle-eyed worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops macrops
Jacobsen's Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops jacobseni
Black-tip worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops nigroterminus
Shaba thread snake
speciesLeptotyphlops kafubi
Emin Pasha’s worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops emini
Ethiopian worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops aethiopicus
Uvira worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops latirostris
Tello's Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops telloi
Pemba worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops pembae
Pitman’s Thread Snake
speciesLeptotyphlops pitmani
Mount Kenya worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops keniensis
Mbanja worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops mbanjensis
Howell’s worm snake
speciesLeptotyphlops howelli
Pungwe thread snake
speciesLeptotyphlops pungwensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32438.