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Zygaspis

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Zygaspis
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Zygaspis
Cope, 1885
Species

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Synonyms

Zygaspis is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as purple round-headed worm lizards, and are native to equatorial and southern Africa.[1]

Species

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The genus contains eight species:[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zygaspis.

References

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  1. ^ Branch, Bill [in French] (1998). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa (3 ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 122–124. ISBN 9781868720408.
  2. ^ "Genus: Zygaspis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

Further reading

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  • Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Zygaspis, genus, p. 122; species accounts, pp. 122–124).
  • Cope ED (1885). "Twelfth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proc. American Philosophical Soc. Philadelphia 22: 167–194. (Zygaspis, new genus, p. 188).