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| Keywords: Tetracheilostoma carlae (Leptotyphlops carlae).JPG en This is an individual of the smallest snake species in the world the Barbados threadsnake Tetracheilostoma carlae or prior to 2009 Leptotyphlops carlae It was found along with two other individuals in the backyard of St-Nicholas Abbey in Barbados Identification of Tetracheilostoma carlae is difficult especially since a recently introduced invasive species was introduced on the island of Barbados is very similar looking to T carlae and seems to be much more common The above specimen was identified with the aid of supplemental pictures by the biologist who initially described the species Blair Hedges through personal communication Here are the snake's specifications Total length 99 mm Head width 4 5 mm Midbody width 4 0 mm The snake was caught in the backyard of St-Nicholas Abbey St-Peter's Barbados at 12 50 EDT on 16 May 2013 and released at 15 00 EDT on 20 May 2013 at the exact location of capture We could not feed the snake during the holding times because it has a narrow diet ant larvae and termites It looked just fine at the time of release The snake escaped its box into the laboratory somewhere between 15 00 and 20 00 EDT 16 May 2013 It was found in the same laboratory between 14 00 and 17 00 EDT 17 May 2013 On 19 May 2013 we found two extra snakes at the same location I thank Larry Warren owner of the St-Nicholas Abbey a heritage house and rum distillery for letting us freely sample on the house's property and Dr Blair Hedges of Pennsylvania State University for identifying the snake The coordinates below point to the location at which I found the snake not that of the laboratory in which I took the picture 2013-05-18 11 00 05 own Nicolas Perrault III 13 277691 -59 589603 cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Tetracheilostoma carlae | ||||
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