Leptotyphlops bilineatus
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- Common names: thread snake.
Leptotyphlops bilineatus is a harmless blind snake species found in the Lesser Antilles. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Description
This is the world's smallest snake, being small enough to slither through a pencil if the lead were removed. The typical length is 11 cm (4.5 in).[3]
[edit] Geographic range
Found in the islands of the Lesser Antilles: Martinique, St. Lucia and Barbados. A specimen from "Guadeloupe" was reported by Duméril and Bibron (1844:331), but none are known from that island. The type locality given is "Vaterland Martinique."[1]
[edit] See also
- List of leptotyphlopid species and subspecies.
- Leptotyphlopidae by common name.
- Leptotyphlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Leptotyphlops bilineatus (TSN 634438). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 1 September 2007.
- ^ Reptiles: Snake at San Diego Zoo. Accessed 3 June 2008.
[edit] External links
- Leptotyphlops bilineatus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
