The Barbados threadsnake is a species of snake endemic to Barbados, thought to be one of the smallest snakes in the world.
Tetracheilostoma carlae
The size of mother-to-offspring of large species of snakes (left) compared to small species such as L. carlae (right)
The Leptotyphlopidae are a family of small snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfamilies are
Barbados threadsnake
…Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Leptotyphlopidae Genus: Tetracheilostoma Species: T. carlae Binomial name Tetracheilostoma carlae (Hedges, 2008) Synonyms Leptotyphlops carlae Hedges, 2008 Tetracheilostoma…
Leptotyphlops humilis head
Texas blind snake (Rena dulcis) on a hand
Forest thread snake (Leptotyphlops sylvicolus), from the type genus Leptotyphlops
Epictia tenella, with coin for scale