Kalmar "Genus Leptotyphlops" tana nufin rukuni ko rabe-rabe na kanana, siririn macizai na dangin Leptotyphlopidae. Kalmar "genus" wani matsayi ne na haraji da ake amfani da shi wajen rarraba rayayyun halittu, kuma "Leptotyphlops" shine sunan asalin wadannan macizai. Kalmar "Leptotyphlops" ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "leptos" ma'ana sirara ko karami da "typhlops" ma'ana makaho. Don haka, sunan “Leptotyphlops” a zahiri yana nufin “karamin makaho”