Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops carlae):
Also known as the Barbados threadsnake, this species holds the title of the world's smallest snake. It is found on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Adults typically measure around 3.9 inches (10 cm) in length and have a slender, thread-like appearance.
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Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus):
Commonly known as the Brahminy blind snake, this species is found in various tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. It is a burrowing snake with a non-segmented, worm-like appearance. While slightly larger than the thread snake, it is still one of the smallest snakes, with adults ranging from about 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) in length.
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These legless snakes have adapted to a burrowing lifestyle, and their small size allows them to move easily through soil and leaf litter in search of their prey, which often includes ant and termite larvae.
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What animal is legless?
Reptiles have on a number of occasions evolved into limbless forms – snakes, amphisbaenia, and legless lizards (limb loss in lizards has evolved independently several times, examples include the families Pygopodidae and Dibamidae and species of Isopachys, Anguis, and Ophisaurus).
Among animals with no legs we find parasitic worms, earthworms, tapeworm, various blood parasites, fish, snake, legless lizard, whale, seal, walrus, clam, sponge, sea urchin, anemone, and octopus. In addition is the family Pygopodidae known as snake lizards and flap-footed lizards.
Is the snake the only animal without legs?
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Apart from snakes and some lizards, the only vertebrates without legs are amphibians including salamanders and caecilians.
