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Amphisbaena
Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Currently 102 species are placed in this diverse genus. They are legless, with ring-like scales, and highly reduced eyes. They are subterranean predators, feeding mainly on soil-dwelling invertebrates. They are native to South America and the Caribbean.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 102 known species
Black-and-white Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena fuliginosa
Red Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena alba
Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena darwinii
Wagler's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena vermicularis
Mertens' Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena mertensii
King's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena kingii
Crooked Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena camura
Blind Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena caeca
Rio Grande Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena pretrei
Bolivian Collared Amphisbaenid
speciesAmphisbaena bolivica
Vanzolini's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena vanzolinii
Serra da Mesa Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena anaemariae
Robert's Cercolophia
speciesAmphisbaena roberti
Lead Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena plumbea
Mann's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena manni
Cope's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena fenestrata
South American Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena angustifrons
Carvalho Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena carvalhoi
Heath's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena heathi
Mitchell's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena mitchelli
Cuban Many-ringed Amphisbaena
speciesAmphisbaena barbouri
Cuban Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena cubana
Brazilian Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena brasiliana
Munoa Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena munoai
Noronha Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena ridleyi
Amphisbaena littoralis
speciesAmphisbaena littoralis
Townsend's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena townsendi
Steindachner's Cercolophia
speciesAmphisbaena steindachneri
Amphisbaena borelli
speciesAmphisbaena borelli
Amphisbaena arenicola
speciesAmphisbaena arenicola
Plum-colored Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena prunicolor
Amphisbaena supernumeraria
speciesAmphisbaena supernumeraria
Silvestri's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena silvestrii
Amphisbaena frontalis
speciesAmphisbaena frontalis
Perico Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena pericensis
Amphisbaena amethysta
speciesAmphisbaena amethysta
Barbour's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena anomala
Slevin's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena slevini
Western Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena occidentalis
Amphisbaena talisiae
speciesAmphisbaena talisiae
Uncertain Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena dubia
Barahona Amphisbaena
speciesAmphisbaena hyporissor
Innocent Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena innocens
Puerto Rican Dusky Amphisbaena
speciesAmphisbaena schmidti
Amphisbaena medemi
speciesAmphisbaena medemi
Amphisbaena bilabialata
speciesAmphisbaena bilabialata
Amphisbaena longinqua
speciesAmphisbaena longinqua
Spurrell's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena spurrelli
Amphisbaena ignatiana
speciesAmphisbaena ignatiana
Dry Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena xera
Amphisbaena arenaria
speciesAmphisbaena arenaria
Whiteheaded Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena leucocephala
Neglected Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena neglecta
Stejneger's Worm Lizard
speciesAmphisbaena stejnegeri
Amphisbaena cuiabana
speciesAmphisbaena cuiabana
Amphisbaena kraoh
speciesAmphisbaena kraoh
Amphisbaena bedai
speciesAmphisbaena bedai
Amphisbaena crisae
speciesAmphisbaena crisae
Amphisbaena cegei
speciesAmphisbaena cegei
Cayemite Long-tailed Amphisbaena
speciesAmphisbaena caudalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Garden of Health
1507 · p.417
Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain
Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.846
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.250
Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume, Middle of the Lower Part
李時珍 · 1596 · p.51
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.249
Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals
Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.827
Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain
Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.839
De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica
Willem Piso · 1658 · p.479
Noah's Ark
Athanasius Kircher · 1675 · p.99
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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 31790.