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Chirindia
Chirindia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Commonly known as pink round-headed worm lizards, species in the genus Chirindia are native to East Africa and southern Africa, from Tanzania to South Africa. They are unpigmented worm lizards with rounded heads, and extensive fusion of the head shields.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Lang's Worm Lizard
speciesChirindia langi
Swynnerton's Worm Lizard
speciesChirindia swynnertoni
Mbanja Worm Lizard
speciesChirindia ewerbecki
Nchingidi Worm Lizard
speciesChirindia rondoensis
Mpwapwa Worm Lizard
speciesChirindia mpwapwaensis
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 31707.