Family

Threadsnakes

Leptotyphlopidae

19 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLeptotyphlopidae (Threadsnakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Epictia tenella

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leptotyphlops merkeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leptotyphlops scutifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Epictia ater

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Myriopholis longicauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rena dulcis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Epictia magnamaculata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rena humilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rena segrega

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myriopholis ionidesi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Trilepida joshuai

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Namibiana occidentalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Epictia phenops

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Myriopholis parkeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Namibiana labialis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leptotyphlops nigricans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Epictia diaplocia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leptotyphlops incognitus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leptotyphlops distanti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Threadsnakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~30%
	Guyana Blind Snake			~30%
2	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Merker's thread Snake			Insufficient data
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Peter's Thread Snake			Insufficient data
4	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~20%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			Insufficient data
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			~10%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			~10%
7	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Trans-Pecos Blindsnake			~10%
	Texas Blind Snake			Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~10%
	Long-tailed Thread Snake			<5%
	Peter's Thread Snake			Insufficient data
	Incognito Thread Snake			Insufficient data
	Distant's Thread Snake			Insufficient data
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Thread Snake			Insufficient data
10	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Texas Blind Snake			Insufficient data
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Black Blind Snake			Insufficient data
12	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Western Threadsnake			~10%
13	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Guyana Blind Snake			Insufficient data
14	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			Insufficient data
15	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Western Thread Snake			Insufficient data
	Damara Thread Snake			Insufficient data
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Ionides’ worm snake			Insufficient data
17	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Western Threadsnake			Insufficient data
18	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Merker's thread Snake			Insufficient data
19	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			Insufficient data
20	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Joshua's Blind Snake			Insufficient data
21	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Western Thread Snake			Insufficient data
22	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Threadsnake			<5%
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Slinder Threadsnake			Insufficient data
24	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Thread Snake			Insufficient data
25	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Joshua's Blind Snake			Insufficient data
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	🦎 Parker’s worm snake			Insufficient data
27	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Threadsnake			Insufficient data
28	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black Thread Snake			Insufficient data
29	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Threadsnake			Insufficient data
30	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Peter's Thread Snake			Insufficient data
31	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Common Peru Blind Snake			Insufficient data
32	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black Thread Snake			Insufficient data