Slender Blind Snakes
Rena dulcis also known commonly as the texas blind snake the texas slender blind snake or the texas threadsnake 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 described here.
Slender blind snakes. Anomalepids early blind snakes and leptotyphlopids threadsnakes and wormsnakes are slender and species of both families are seldom more than 30 cm 12 inches long from snout to vent and grow to a maximum of 40 cm 16 inches in total length the anomalepids are made up of 15 species belonging to four genera that inhabit the forests of central and south america. Two subfamilies are recognized. They are able to dig through loose sandy soil but cannot dig into harder ground.
Slender blind snakes includes 23 children. Leptotyphlops aethiopicus broadley wallach 2007. The slender blind snake or thread snake leptotyphlopidae rarely exceeds 30 cm just under 12 inches in length they are found in southwestern north america central and south america africa asia in habitats that range from arid areas to rainforests with no teeth in upper jaw this burrowing snake feeds mostly on ants and termites by sucking the contents of insect.
The leptotyphlopidae commonly called slender blind snakes or thread snakes are a family of snakes found in north america south america africa asia all are fossorial and adapted to burrowing feeding on ants and termites. Leptotyphlops conjunctus jan 1861 cape thread snake leptotyphlops distanti boulenger 1892 distant s thread snake leptotyphlops emini boulenger 1890 leptotyphlops howelli broadley wallach 2007 howell s worm snake.
