Collared blind snake

The collared blind snake (Habrophallos collaris) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[2] It was previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops and then Epictia, until in 2019 a phylogenetic analysis found it couldn't be placed in either genus, and a new genus was created for it. It is monotypic in the genus Habrophallos.^[3]

Collared blind snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Habrophallos Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet, & Passos, 2020
Species:	H. collaris
Binomial name
Habrophallos collaris (Hoogmoed, 1977)
Synonyms
Leptotyphlops collaris Epictia collaris