Tetracheilostoma carlae (Hedges, 2008:5)
Barbados threadsnake
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Leptotyphlops carlae Hedges, 2008:5
Conservation Status
Last record: 2005 (Daltry et al., 2016); 9 June 2006 (Hedges, 2008:5)
Rediscovered in: March 2025 (Kimbrough, 2025)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
Barbados, Lesser Antilles
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hedges, S. Blair. (2008). At the lower size limit in snakes: two new species of threadsnakes (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops) from the Lesser Antilles. Zootaxa 1841(1): 1-30. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1841.1.1
Other references:
Adalsteinsson, S. A., Branch, W. R., Trapé, S., Vitt, L. J. and Hedges, S. B. (2009). Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata). Zootaxa 2244: 1-50.
Emsley, M. G. (1966). Confirmation of blind snake in Barbados. Copeia 1966: 125.
Daltry, J. C., Powell, R. and Henderson, R. W. (2016). Tetracheilostoma carlae (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203637A115351519. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203637A2769298.en. Accessed on 07 September 2025.
Henderson, R. W. and Powell, R. (2009). Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Kimbrough, Liz. (2025, July 23). World’s smallest snake spotted by scientists in Barbados after 20-year absence. Mongabay (news). Available at: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/worlds-smallest-snake-rediscovered-in-barbados-after-20-year-absence/ [Accessed 5 September 2025]
Powell, R. and Henderson, R. W. (2012). Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85-166.