Espiritú Santo Blind Snake
Trilepida salgueiroi
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Leptotyphlopidae
- Genus
- Trilepida
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 18 places on iNaturalist
About
Espiritú Santo Blind Snake (Trilepida salgueiroi) is a non-venomous snake of the family Leptotyphlopidae, found in Brazil. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 22 more. Recorded in 18 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Underground Burrows
- Loose Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Termite Mounds
- Coastal Scrub
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Cerrado Savanna
Related snakes
- Dainty Blind Snake Trilepida dimidiata
- Caqueta Blind Snake Trilepida brevissima
- Joshua's Blind Snake Trilepida joshuai
- Amaral's Blind Snake Trilepida koppesi
- Big-scaled Blind Snake Trilepida macrolepis
- Trilepida fuliginosa
- Bailey's Blind Snake Trilepida anthracina
- Dugand's Blind Snake Trilepida dugandi
- Santander Blind Snake Trilepida nicefori
- Brazilian Blind Snake Trilepida brasiliensis
- Pastuso Threadsnake Trilepida pastusa
- Trilepida jani
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.