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The Leptotyphlopidae (commonly called slender blind snakes or thread snakes [2]) are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites.
Rena humilis, known commonly as the western blind snake, the western slender blind snake, or the western threadsnake, [4] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [4]
Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, [2] in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa .
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Leptotyphlopidae, [1] otherwise referred to as slender blind snakes, threadsnakes, or leptotyphlopids. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.
Rena dulcis, also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, [4] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies ...
Indo-Malayan blind snakes India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Guinea [10] Leptotyphlopidae: Stejneger, 1892 13 slender blind snakes or threadsnakes Africa, western Asia, and the Americas: Typhlopidae: Merrem, 1820 18 long-tailed blind snakes Most tropical and many subtropical regions all over the world Xenotyphlopidae
Epictinae (commonly called slender blind snakes or threadsnakes) are a subfamily of snakes found in the New World and equatorial Africa. Members of this subfamily tend to have short, thick tails, and the fewest subcaudal scales. It comprises two tribes, three subtribes, ten genera, and 86 species. [1]
Rena bressoni (Taylor, 1939) – Michoacán slender blind snake; Rena dugesii (Bocourt, 1881) – Dugès's threadsnake; Rena dulcis Baird & Girard, 1853 – Texas blind snake; Rena humilis Baird & Girard, 1853 – western threadsnake; Rena iversoni (H.M. Smith, van Breukelen, Auth & Chiszar, 1998) Rena klauberi Flores-Villela, E.N. Smith ...