Santander blind snake

The Santander blind snake (Trilepida nicefori) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[3][4] The species is endemic to Colombia.

Santander blind snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Trilepida
Species:	T. nicefori
Binomial name
Trilepida nicefori Dunn, 1946
Synonyms[2]
Leptotyphlops nicefori Dunn, 1946 Rena nicefori — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009 Tricheilostoma nicefori — Pinto et al., 2010 Trilepida nicefori — Hedges, 2011

Etymology

The specific name, nicefori, is in honor of missionary Brother Nicéforo María (1888–1980), born Antoine Rouhaire in France, who established a natural history museum in Medellin, Colombia.^[5]

Geographic range

T. nicefori is known only from Santander Department, Colombia.^[2]

Description

T. nicefori is a very small snake. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in). It is uniform brown dorsally, and beige ventrally.^[2]

Reproduction

T. nicefori is oviparous.^[2]