Amphisbaena (genus)
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Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae
, commonly known as the worm lizards. There are over 40 species in this diverse genus.
Amphisbaenidae
The Amphisbaenidae are a family of amphisbaenians, commonly known as worm lizards. They are found in North and South America, some Caribbean islands, and in sub-Saharan Africa...
, commonly known as the worm lizards. There are over 40 species in this diverse genus.
Selected species
- Amphisbaena albaAmphisbaena albaAmphisbaena alba, also known as the red worm lizard or less commonly as the white or white-bellied worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus Amphisbaena....
White Worm Lizard (Linnaeus, 1758) - Amphisbaena anaemariae (Vanzolini, 1997)
- Amphisbaena arda (Rodrigues, 2003)
- Amphisbaena arenariaAmphisbaena arenariaAmphisbaena arenaria is a species of worm lizard found in Brazil....
(Vanzolini, 1991) - Amphisbaena bakeriAmphisbaena bakeriAmphisbaena bakeri, known commonly as the Baker's Worm Lizard , is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena. It is Endemic to the Archipelago of Puerto Rico. -See also:*List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico...
Baker's worm lizard (Stejneger, 1904) - Amphisbaena bolivica (Mertens, 1929)
- Amphisbaena caeca Puerto Rican Worm lizard (Cuvier, 1829)
- Amphisbaena camuraAmphisbaena camuraAmphisbaena camura, also known as the Crooked Worm Lizard or Puerto Rican Grey Worm Lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
(Cope, 1862) - Amphisbaena carvalhoiAmphisbaena carvalhoiAmphisbaena carvalhoi, also known as Carvalho's Worm Lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
(Gans, 1965) - Amphisbaena crisae (Vanzolini, 1997)
- Amphisbaena cunhai (Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991)
- Amphisbaena darwiniiAmphisbaena darwiniiAmphisbaena darwinii is a species in the genus Amphisbaena, commonly known as the Darwin's Worm lizard in English or Cobra-cega-comum in Portuguese....
Darwin's Worm lizard (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) - Amphisbaena dubia (L. Müller, 1924)
- Amphisbaena fenestrataAmphisbaena fenestrataAmphisbaena fenestrata, known commonly as the Virgin Islands worm lizard is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
(Cope, 1861) - Amphisbaena frontalis (Vanzolini, 1991)
- Amphisbaena fuliginosa Black and White Amphisbaenian (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Amphisbaena hastataAmphisbaena hastataAmphisbaena hastata is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
Vanzolini, 1991 - Amphisbaena heathiAmphisbaena heathiAmphisbaena heathi, also known as Heath's Worm Lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
Schmidt, 1936 - Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini, 1950
- Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade & Lima, 2003
- Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991
- Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964
- Amphisbaena leucocephala Peters, 1878
- Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996
- Amphisbaena mensae Castro-Mello, 2000
- Amphisbaena mertensiiAmphisbaena mertensiiAmphisbaena mertensii is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena found in Brazil....
(Amphisbaena mertensi), Strauch, 1881 - Amphisbaena miringoera Vanzolini, 1971
- Amphisbaena mitchelliAmphisbaena mitchelliAmphisbaena mitchelli is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
Procter, 1923 - Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach, 1966
- Amphisbaena neglectaAmphisbaena neglectaAmphisbaena neglecta, also known as the Neglected Worm Lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
Dunn & Piatt, 1936 - Amphisbaena nigricaudaAmphisbaena nigricaudaAmphisbaena nigricauda, also known as the Black-headed Worm Lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
Gans, 1966 - Amphisbaena pretrei Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Amphisbaena prunicolor Cope, 1885
- Amphisbaena ridleyiAmphisbaena ridleyiAmphisbaena ridleyi, known by the common names Ridley's worm lizard or the Noronha worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus Amphisbaena that is endemic to the island of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil...
Ridley's Worm lizard or Noronha Worm lizard (Boulenger, 1890) - Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994
- Amphisbaena silvestriiAmphisbaena silvestriiAmphisbaena silvestrii, also known as the Silvestri's Worm Lizarrd, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.-See also:* List of reptiles of Brazil...
Boulenger, 1902 - Amphisbaena slevini Schmidt, 1938
- Amphisbaena schmiditiAmphisbaena schmiditiAmphisbaena schmiditi, known commonly as the Schmidt's worm lizard is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.-See also:*Fauna of Puerto Rico*List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico...
Schmidt's worm lizard - Amphisbaena talisiae Vanzolini, 1995
- Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini, 1971
- Amphisbaena vanzoliniiAmphisbaena vanzoliniiAmphisbaena vanzolinii, also known as Vanzolini's Worm Lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena....
Gans, 1963 - Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824
- Amphisbaena xeraAmphisbaena xeraAmphisbaena xera, known commonly as the Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard or the North American worm lizard is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.-See also:*Fauna of Puerto Rico*List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico...
Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard (Thomas, 1966)