St. Lucia threadsnake | |
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Photograph by Dr. Blair Hedges, Penn State. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Tetracheilostoma |
Species: | T. breuili
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Binomial name | |
Tetracheilostoma breuili
Hedges, 2008
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili) is a species of blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the West Indies.
The specific name, breuili, is in honor of French herpetologist Michel Breuil. [3]
T. breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia. [4]
The preferred natural habitat of T. breuili is forest, at altitudes of 40–60 m (130–200 ft). [1]
T. breuili can reach a total length (including tail) of 119 mm (4.7 in). It is dark brown with two yellowish lateral stripes, like the closely related L. bilineatus ( Martinique) and L. carlae ( Barbados). It differs from those two species by having two spots behind its head, and a dark tail. [4]
St. Lucia threadsnake | |
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Photograph by Dr. Blair Hedges, Penn State. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Tetracheilostoma |
Species: | T. breuili
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Binomial name | |
Tetracheilostoma breuili
Hedges, 2008
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili) is a species of blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the West Indies.
The specific name, breuili, is in honor of French herpetologist Michel Breuil. [3]
T. breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia. [4]
The preferred natural habitat of T. breuili is forest, at altitudes of 40–60 m (130–200 ft). [1]
T. breuili can reach a total length (including tail) of 119 mm (4.7 in). It is dark brown with two yellowish lateral stripes, like the closely related L. bilineatus ( Martinique) and L. carlae ( Barbados). It differs from those two species by having two spots behind its head, and a dark tail. [4]