| Big-scaled blind snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Trilepida |
| Species: | T. macrolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trilepida macrolepis (W. Peters, 1857) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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The big-scaled blind snake (Trilepida macrolepis) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [2] [3] The species is endemic to southern Central America and northern South America.
T. macrolepis is the type species of the genus Trilepida . [1]
T. macrolepis has been reported from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Panama, and Venezuela. [1]
T. macrolepis has 14 rows of scales around the body. Each scale has a lighter border. The centers of the scales in the seven dorsal rows are uniform dark brown to black. The centers of the scales in the seven ventral rows are light brown to brown. [1]
The Leptotyphlopidae are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfamilies are recognized.
Bailey's blind snake is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Epacrophis boulengeri, also known as the Manda flesh-pink blind snake or Lamu worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
Tricheilostoma broadleyi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Ivory Coast.
Myriopholis burii, commonly known as the Arabian blind snake or Bury's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
The Cairo blind snake is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Joshua's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Amaral's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to South America.
Drewes's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Dugand's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
The Santander blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Sundevall's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa and West Africa.
Nurse's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Myriopholis perreti is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to western Central Africa.
The Espírito Santo blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Epictia signata, or the South American blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
The northern blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Epictia vellardi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Wilson's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to Yemen.
Trilepida is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.