Bachia heteropa is a species of "microteiid" lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.

Common names for B. heteropa include La Guaira bachia, LaGuaira bachia, and worm lizard (in English), and falsa vibora común and lagartija lombriz (in Spanish).

[2] B. heteropa can reach a length of 64 mm (2.5 in) snout-to-vent, and its tail may be more than 1.5 times that long.

B. heteropa lives in forests, at altitudes from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft), where it dwells in leaf-litter.

[2] Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Bachia.