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title: "Texaanse draadwormslang"
description: "Rena dulcis — Reptielen. Rena dulcis, also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/texas-blind-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Texaanse draadwormslang

> Rena dulcis — Reptielen. Rena dulcis, also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.

- Scientific name: *Rena dulcis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 3364
- Wikidata: [Q2706505](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2706505)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32512](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32512)

## Names

- en: Texas Blind Snake
- de: Texas-Schlankblindschlange
- es: Culebrilla ciega texana
- nl: Texaanse draadwormslang

## Countries with the most observations

US (2969), MX (109)

## Summary

Rena dulcis, also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rena_dulcis

## Photo

![Texaanse draadwormslang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/texas-blind-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11836176

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/texas-blind-snake?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).