Photo of a Trinidad Blind Snake (Typhlophis squamosus)
Photo: Chaline Olivier, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Trinidad Blind Snake

Typhlophis squamosus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Anomalepididae
Genus
Typhlophis
Continents
South America
Countries
4
How common
Recorded in 12 places on iNaturalist

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About

Trinidad Blind Snake (Typhlophis squamosus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Anomalepididae, found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 9 more. Recorded in 12 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.

Related snakes

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