[2] The specific name, braini, is in honor of paleontologist Charles Kimberlin Brain.

[2][3] The preferred natural habitat of T. braini is desert, at altitudes of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft).

[1] T. braini is limbless, slender, and uniformly light pink.

[1] The diet of T. braini consists of termites and insect larvae.

[2] T. braini is preyed upon by the Namib golden mole (Eremitalpa granti namibensis).