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The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) is a species of threadsnake. It is the smallest known snake species. [2] . This member of the Leptotyphlopidae family is found on the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Anguilla.
Barbados threadsnake, (Leptotyphlops carlae), tiny burrowing member of the snake family Leptotyphlopidae. Reaching a maximum adult length of only 10.4 cm (4.1 inches) and an average weight of 0.6 g (0.02 ounce), it is thought to be the world’s smallest known snake.
17 Ιουν 2024 · This recently discovered snake is considered the smallest snake in the world, with an adult length of about 3.94 inches and no more, as far as anyone knows, than 4.09 inches. As its name implies, it was found in Barbados and might also be found in Barbuda and Antigua.
21 Νοε 2018 · The Barbados threadsnake (Leptotyphlops carlae) is the world's smallest snake. Learn more about the size, appearance, diet, behavior, habitat, and range of this snake.
The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) is the smallest known snake species in the world. It was first identified as a separate species in 2008 by S. Blair Hedges, a herpetologist from Pennsylvania State University.
27 Σεπ 2011 · The world's smallest snake is the Barbados Threadsnake. It measures just four inches long and it's thinner than a strand of spaghetti. Tiny! The non-venomous creature resembles a shiny earth worm and was discovered in a forest on the Caribbean...
22 Ιουλ 2015 · The world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just under 4 inches in length, has been identified on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The species -- which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter -- was discovered by Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State.
