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Horntail Worm Lizards
Dalophia
Dalophia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Seven species are placed in this genus, all of them endemic to Africa.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Horntail Worm Lizard
speciesDalophia pistillum
Dalophia ellenbergeri
speciesDalophia ellenbergeri
Dalophia angolensis
speciesDalophia angolensis
Dalophia welwitschii
speciesDalophia welwitschii
Dalophia longicauda
speciesDalophia longicauda
Dalophia luluae
speciesDalophia luluae
Dalophia gigantea
speciesDalophia gigantea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 31681.