Leptotyphlopidae (Threadsnakes)

Species in this group

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

Epictia tenella

20–30% · Possible

LC

Leptotyphlops merkeri

Insufficient data

LC

Leptotyphlops scutifrons

Epictia ater

Myriopholis longicauda

Insufficient data

LC

Rena dulcis

Insufficient data

Epictia magnamaculata

Rena segrega

Myriopholis ionidesi

Rena humilis

Trilepida joshuai

Namibiana occidentalis

Epictia phenops

Myriopholis parkeri

Namibiana labialis

Leptotyphlops nigricans

Epictia diaplocia

Leptotyphlops incognitus

Insufficient data

LC

Leptotyphlops distanti

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

<5

Feb

10–20

Mar

5–10

Apr

5–10

May

10–20

Jun

5–10

Jul

5–10

Aug

10–20

Sep

5–10

Oct

5–10

Nov

5–10

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