St. Lucia threadsnake

The St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili) is a species of blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the West Indies.

St. Lucia threadsnake
Photograph by Dr. Blair Hedges, Penn State.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Tetracheilostoma
Species:
T. breuili
Binomial name
Tetracheilostoma breuili
Hedges, 2008
Synonyms
  • Leptotyphlops breuili
    Hedges, 2008
  • Tetracheilostoma breuili
    Adalsteinsson et al., 2009
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