St. Lucia threadsnake explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, breuili, is in honor of French herpetologist Michel Breuil.^[1]

Geographic range

T. breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. breuili is forest, at altitudes of 40–.

Description

T. breuili can reach a total length (including tail) of 119mm. 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.^[2]

Reproduction

T. breuili is oviparous.

External links

• • Leptotyphlops breuili at the Encyclopedia of Life

Further reading

• Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Tracheilostoma breuili, new combination).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. (Leptotyphlops breuili, new species, p. 9 + Figure 1B).