Family

Threadsnakes

Leptotyphlopidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

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

Species in this group

Epictia tenella

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Epictia ater

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rena humilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myriopholis longicauda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Threadsnakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 64 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 4	~30%
	Guyana Blind Snake			~30%
2	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			~10%
3	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Taylor's Blind Snake			~10%
4	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Western Threadsnake			~10%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Long-tailed Thread Snake			<5%