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Cynisca
Cynisca /sɪˈnɪskə/ or Kyniska (Greek: Κυνίσκα; born c. 440 BC) was a Greek princess of Sparta. In 396 BC, she became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Coast Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca leucura
Ugly Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca feae
Omboué Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca bifrontalis
Senegal Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca senegalensis
Cassine River Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca oligopholis
Ghana Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca kraussi
Cynisca chirioi
speciesCynisca chirioi
Cynisca manei
speciesCynisca manei
Cynisca rouxae
speciesCynisca rouxae
Liberia Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca liberiensis
Los Archipelago Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca leonina
Cynisca nigeriensis
speciesCynisca nigeriensis
Cynisca kigomensis
speciesCynisca kigomensis
Cynisca muelleri
speciesCynisca muelleri
Sierra Leone Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca degrysi
Cynisca williamsi
speciesCynisca williamsi
Cameroon Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca schaeferi
Cynisca gansi
speciesCynisca gansi
Cynisca ivoirensis
speciesCynisca ivoirensis
Haug's Worm Lizard
speciesCynisca haugi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 31689.