Zygaspis

Updated on Dec 20, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Amphisbaenidae Rank Genus		Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles

Similar Scaled reptiles, Chirindia, Leposternon, Short worm lizard, Cadea

The purple round-headed worm lizards (Zygaspis) are a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, that are native to equatorial and southern Africa.

Species

The genus contains 6 species:

Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley, 1997 – Ferocious round-headed worm lizard

Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley, 1997 – Kafue round-headed worm lizard

Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans, 1969 – Black round-headed worm lizard

Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters, 1862) – Kalahari round-headed worm lizard

Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons, 1930) – Van Dam's round-headed worm lizard

Zygaspis violacea (Peters, 1854) – Violet round-headed worm lizard

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