Bailey's blind snake


Bailey's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Geographic range

In Ecuador T. anthracina is found in Abituagua, Balzapamba, Baños de Agua Santa, and Zamora.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. anthracina is forest, at altitudes of.

Description

Large and stout for its genus, T. anthracina may attain a total length of. Its coloration is uniformly black, both dorsally and ventrally.

Behavior

T. anthracina is fossorial and sometimes diurnal.

Diet

T. anthracina preys upon termites and insect larvae.

Reproduction

T. anthracina is oviparous.