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Typical Worm Lizards
Amphisbaenidae
The Amphisbaenidae, common name worm lizards, are a family of amphisbaenians, a group of limbless vertebrates.
12 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 184 known species
Amphisbaena
genusAmphisbaena
Leposternon
genusLeposternon
Round-headed Worm Lizards
genusZygaspis
Monopeltis
genusMonopeltis
Chirindia
genusChirindia
Horntail Worm Lizards
genusDalophia
Cynisca
genusCynisca
Ancylocranium
genusAncylocranium
Geocalamus
genusGeocalamus
Loveridgea
genusLoveridgea
Baikia
genusBaikia
Mesobaena
genusMesobaena
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31680.