The elegant blind snake (Afrotyphlops elegans), also called the elegant worm snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1868. The species occurs on the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. References Further reading Peters, 1868 : Über eine neue Nagergattung, Chiropodomys penicullatus, sowie über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien und Fische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin elegans Reptiles described in 1868 Endemic vertebrates of São Tomé and Príncipe Fauna of Príncipe Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters