The Santander blind snake (Trilepida nicefori) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Colombia.
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]
References
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^ Caicedo, J.; Calderón, M.; Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N.; Wallach, V. (2015). "Trilepida nicefori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T178499A44954886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178499A44954886.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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^ a b c d Species Trilepida nicefori at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
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^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops nicefori, p. 190).
