Tetracheilostoma is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
| Tetracheilostoma | |
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| St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Epictinae |
| Genus: | Tetracheilostoma Jan, 1861 |
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Tetracheilostoma bilineatum, two-lined blind snake
- Tetracheilostoma breuili, St. Lucia threadsnake
- Tetracheilostoma carlae, Barbados threadsnake
References edit
- ^ " Tetracheilostoma ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.