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