Florida Worm Lizard vs. Brahminy Blindsnake

Florida Worm Lizards and Brahminy Blindsnakes both turn up in garden soil and leaf litter in central Florida. A: Pinkish-white in the Florida Worm Lizard; shiny dark brown to black in the Brahminy Blindsnake. B: Ringed in small square scales like an earthworm in the Florida Worm Lizard; smooth, overlapping, shiny scales in the Brahminy Blindsnake. C: No visible eyes; a shovel snout with the lower jaw tucked under in the Florida Worm Lizard; tiny dark eye-spots under the scales in the Brahminy Blindsnake. The worm lizard's tail is blunt and flattened; the blindsnake has a tiny spine at the tail tip.

Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.

More comparisons

• Florida Sand Skink vs. Florida Worm Lizard
• Western Threadsnake vs. Brahminy Blindsnake
• Texas Blind Snake vs. Brahminy Blindsnake
• Rim Rock Crowned Snake vs. Brahminy Blindsnake

Wildsight identifies the reptiles and amphibians of the United States. Every comparison