Bahamian slender blind snake

The Bahamian slender blind snake (Cubatyphlops biminiensis) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4]

Bahamian slender blind snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Cubatyphlops
Species:	C. biminiensis
Binomial name
Cubatyphlops biminiensis (Richmond, 1955)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops biminiensis Richmond, 1955 Cubatyphlops biminiensis — Hedges et al., 2014

Geographic range

C. biminiensis is endemic to the Bahamas.^[2]

Description

C. biminiensis has a long and slender body. The dorsal scales in the vertebral row number 465-500 from the rostral to the tail-tip spine, and the scales around the body number 22–24. The snout is broad and rounded. The rostral scale is wide, half as wide as the head. The preocular is in contact with the second and third upper labials.^[5]

Reproduction

C. biminiensis is oviparous.^[2]