San Salvador blind snake

The  San Salvador blind snake (Epictia columbi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the Caribbean.

Etymology
The specific name, columbi, is in honor of Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus.

Geographic range
E. columbi is endemic to San Salvador Island in The Bahamas.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of E. columbi are forest and shrubland.

Description
E. columbi may attain a total length (including tail) of 18 cm. It has 14 scale rows. The rostral and head are brown. The body is black to blackish brown dorsally (11 scale rows), and reddish brown to yellowish brown ventrally (3 scale rows).

Diet
E. columbi preys upon termites.

Reproduction
E. columbi is oviparous.