St. Lucia threadsnake
Species of snake
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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.
| St. Lucia threadsnake | |
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| Photograph by Dr. Blair Hedges, Penn State. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Tetracheilostoma |
| Species: | T. breuili |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetracheilostoma breuili Hedges, 2008 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, breuili, is in honor of French herpetologist Michel Breuil.[3]
Geographic range
T. breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.[4]
Habitat
Description
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]
