Order: Squamata - Amphisbaenia (Worm Lizards)

Family: Amphisbaenidae (Worm Lizards)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Amphisbaena absaberi Unspecified
Amphisbaena acangaoba Helmeted Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena acrobeles Unspecified
Amphisbaena alba Red Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena albocingulata Unspecified
Amphisbaena anaemariae Unspecified
Amphisbaena angustifrons South American Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena anomala Unspecified
Amphisbaena arda Unspecified
Amphisbaena arenaria Unspecified
Amphisbaena arenicola Unspecified
Amphisbaena bahiana Unspecified
Amphisbaena bakeri Baker's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena barbouri Barbour's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena bedai Unspecified
Amphisbaena bilabialatus Unspecified
Amphisbaena bolivica Bolivia Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena borelli Unspecified
Amphisbaena brasiliana Brasilia Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena brevis Unspecified
Amphisbaena caeca Blind Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena caiari Unspecified
Amphisbaena caetitensis Unspecified
Amphisbaena camura Crooked Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena carlgansi Unspecified
Amphisbaena carli Unspecified
Amphisbaena carvalhoi Carvalho Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena caudalis Unspecified
Amphisbaena cayemite Cayemite Short-tailed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena cegei Unspecified
Amphisbaena crisae Unspecified
Amphisbaena cubana Cuban Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena cuiabana Unspecified
Amphisbaena cunhai Unspecified
Amphisbaena darwinii Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena dubia Uncertain Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena fenestrata Cope's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena filiformis Unspecified
Amphisbaena frontalis Unspecified
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Speckled Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena gonavensis Gonave Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena gracilis Slender Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hastata Unspecified
Amphisbaena heathi Heath's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hiata Unspecified
Amphisbaena hogei Hoge's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Unspecified
Amphisbaena hyporissor Unspecified
Amphisbaena ibijara Unspecified
Amphisbaena ignatiana Unspecified
Amphisbaena innocens Innocent Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena kingii King's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena kisteumacheri Unspecified
Amphisbaena kraoh Unspecified
Amphisbaena leali Pestel Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena leeseri Urucum Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena leucocephala White-headed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena littoralis Unspecified
Amphisbaena longinqua Unspecified
Amphisbaena lumbricalis Unspecified
Amphisbaena manni Mann's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena maranhensis Unspecified
Amphisbaena mebengokre Unspecified
Amphisbaena medemi Medem's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mertensii Mertens' Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena metallurga Unspecified
Amphisbaena miringoera Unspecified
Amphisbaena mitchelli Mitchell's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mongoyo Unspecified
Amphisbaena munoai Munoa Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena myersi Myers' Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena nana Unspecified
Amphisbaena neglecta Neglected Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena nigricauda Black-headed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena occidentalis Western Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena pericensis Perico Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena persephone Unspecified
Amphisbaena plumbea Lead Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena polygrammica Werner's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena pretrei Rio Grande Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena prunicolor Plum-coloured Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena ridleyi Ridley's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena roberti Robert's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena rozei Roze's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Unspecified
Amphisbaena saxosa Unspecified
Amphisbaena schmidti Schmidt's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena silvestrii Silvestri's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena slateri Slater's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena slevini Slevin's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena spurelli Spurelli's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena steindachneri Steindachner's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena stejnegeri Stejneger's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena supernumeraria Unspecified
Amphisbaena talisiae Unspecified
Amphisbaena tiaraju Unspecified
Amphisbaena townsendi Townsend's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Unspecified
Amphisbaena uroxena Unspecified
Amphisbaena vanzolinii Vanzolini's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler's Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena xera Dry Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium barkeri Lindi Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium ionidesi Kilwa Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium somalicum Somali Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Baikia africana West African Worm Lizard
Chirindia ewerbecki Mbanja Worm Lizard
Chirindia langi Lang's Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia mpwapwaensis Mpwapwa Worm Lizard
Chirindia rondoensis Nchingidi Worm Lizard
Chirindia swynnertoni Swynnerton's Round-headed Worm Lizard
Cynisca bifrontalis French Congo Worm Lizard
Cynisca chirioi Sierra Leone Worm Lizard
Cynisca degrysi Unspecified
Cynisca feae Ugly Worm Lizard
Cynisca gansi Unspecified
Cynisca haughi Haugh's Worm Lizard
Cynisca ivoirensis Sierra Leone Worm Lizard
Cynisca kigomensis Unspecified
Cynisca kraussi Ghana Worm Lizard
Cynisca leonina Los Archipelago Worm Lizard
Cynisca leucura Coast Worm Lizard
Cynisca liberiensis Liberia Worm Lizard
Cynisca manei Unspecified
Cynisca muelleri Mueller's Worm Lizard
Cynisca nigeriensis Nigerian Worm Lizard
Cynisca oligopholis Cassine River Worm Lizard
Cynisca rouxae Unspecified
Cynisca schaeferi Cameroon Worm Lizard
Cynisca senegalensis Senegal Worm Lizard
Cynisca williamsi Williams' Worm Lizard
Dalophia angolensis Unspecified
Dalophia ellenbergeri Unspecified
Dalophia gigantea Unspecified
Dalophia longicauda Long-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia luluae Unspecified
Dalophia pistillum Pestle-tailed Worm Lizard
Geocalamus acutus Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Geocalamus modestus Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Leposternon bagual Unspecified
Leposternon cerradensis Unspecified
Leposternon infraorbitale Berthold's Worm Lizard
Leposternon kisteumacheri Unspecified
Leposternon maximus Unspecified
Leposternon microcephalum Small-head Worm Lizard
Leposternon mineiro Unspecified
Leposternon octostegum Dumeril's Worm Lizard
Leposternon polystegum Bahia Worm Lizard
Leposternon scutigerum Shielded Worm Lizard
Leposternon wuchereri Wucherer's Worm Lizard
Loveridgea ionidesii Ionides' Worm Lizard
Loveridgea phylofiniens Udjiji Worm Lizard
Mesobaena huebneri Inirida Worm Lizard
Mesobaena rhachicephala Unspecified
Monopeltis adercae Lualaba Worm Lizard
Monopeltis anchietae Angolan Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis capensis Cape Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis decosteri Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis galeata Helmeted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis guentheri Western Congo Worm Lizard
Monopeltis infuscata Dusky Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis jugularis Gaboon Worm Lizard
Monopeltis kabindae Kabinda Worm Lizard
Monopeltis leonhardi Kalahari Worm Lizard
Monopeltis luandae Unspecified
Monopeltis perplexus Unspecified
Monopeltis remaclei Witte's Worm Lizard
Monopeltis rhodesiana Rhodesian Worm Lizard
Monopeltis scalper Carved Worm Lizard
Monopeltis schoutedeni Middle Congo Worm Lizard
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Unspecified
Monopeltis vanderysti Vanderyst Worm Lizard
Monopeltis welwitschii Unspecified
Monopeltis zambezensis Zambeze Worm Lizard
Zygaspis dolichomenta Unspecified
Zygaspis ferox Unspecified
Zygaspis kafuensis Unspecified
Zygaspis maraisi Unspecified
Zygaspis niger Unspecified
Zygaspis quadrifrons Kalahari Round-snouted Worm Lizard
Zygaspis vandami Unspecified
Zygaspis violacea Unspecified

Family: Bipedidae (Two-legged Worm Lizards)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Bipes biporus Baja Worm Lizard
Bipes canaliculatus Four-toed Worm Lizard
Bipes tridactylus Three-toed Worm Lizard

Family: Blanidae (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Blanus alexandri Alexander's Worm Lizard
Blanus aporus Unspecified
Blanus cinereus Mediterranean Worm Lizard
Blanus mettetali Unspecified
Blanus strauchi Turkish Worm Lizard
Blanus tingitanus Unspecified
Blanus vandellii Vandelli's Worm Lizard

Family: Cadeidae (Cuban Worm Lizards)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Cadea blanoides Cuban Spotted Worm Lizard
Cadea palirostrata Cuban Sharp-nosed Worm Lizard

Family: Rhineuridae (North American Worm Lizard)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Rhineura floridana North American Worm Lizard

Family: Trogonophiidae (Short-head Worm Lizards)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Agamodon anguliceps Angled Worm Lizard
Agamodon arabicus Arabian Worm Lizard
Agamodon compressus Flat Worm Lizard
Diplometopon zarudnyi Zarudnyi's Worm Lizard
Pachycalamus brevis Short Worm Lizard
Trogonophis wiegmanni Checker-board Worm Lizard

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