''Tetracheilostoma'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of snakes in the family

Leptotyphlopidae The Leptotyphlopidae (commonly called slender blind snakes or thread snakes) are a family of small snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfa ...

. All of the species were previously placed in the genus ''

Leptotyphlops ''Leptotyphlops'' is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. Eleven species have been moved to the genus ...

''. The genus contains the following species:" ''Tetracheilostoma'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. * '' Tetracheilostoma bilineatum'', two-lined blind snake * '' Tetracheilostoma breuili'', St. Lucia threadsnake * '' Tetracheilostoma carlae'', Barbados threadsnake

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2996367 Snake genera