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Geocalamus

Geocalamus is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards. Two species are placed in this genus, both of them endemic to East Africa.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard

speciesGeocalamus acutus

Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard

speciesGeocalamus modestus

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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 31885.