Leptotyphlops wani nau'in macizai ne na kanana, siririn makafin macizai wadanda suka fito daga Afirka, Asiya, da Amurka. Kalmar "Leptotyphlops" ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "lepto-" ma'ana "bakin ciki" ko "siriri," "typhlops" ma'ana "makafi," yana nufin ƙananan girman da rashin iya gani na waɗannan macizai.
