- Source: Epictia tenella
Epictia tenella, also known as the Guyana blind snake, is a species of blind snake found on Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in South America, where it ranges from Guyana south to Brazil and northwestern Peru.
It can reach a length of 170 mm (6-11/16 in) snout-to-vent. It has a medium brown dorsal surface, with a paler ventral surface and a yellow tail. Its head is dark except for a white to yellow spot covering the upper half of its rostral scale.
It is mesophilic. It burrows in damp soil and rotting vegetation, and possibly in ant and termite colonies. It feeds on ants, termites, millipedes, and eggs.
References
External links
Leptotyphlops tennela at the Encyclopedia of Life
Leptotyphlops tennela at the Reptile Database
iNaturalist page
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Epictia tenella
- Epictia
- List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago
- Leptotyphlopidae
- Epictia phenops
- Biota of Trinidad and Tobago
- List of snakes by scientific name
- List of reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
