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Ancylocranium
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Ancylocranium

Ancylocranium is a genus of amphisbaenians, commonly known as sharp-snouted worm lizards, in the family Amphisbaenidae. Three species are placed in this genus, which is endemic to eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Somali Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard

speciesAncylocranium somalicum

Kilwa Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard

speciesAncylocranium ionidesi

Lindi Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard

speciesAncylocranium barkeri

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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 31777.