THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Amphisbaenidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mbanja Worm LizardChirindia ewerbecki Werner, 1910 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lang's Worm LizardChirindia langi Fitzsimons, 1939 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mpwapwa Worm LizardChirindia mpwapwaensis (Loveridge, 1932) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nchingidi Worm LizardChirindia rondoensis (Loveridge, 1941) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Swynnerton's Worm LizardChirindia swynnertoni Boulenger, 1907 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| French Congo Worm LizardCynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger, 1906) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé, 2014 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sierra Leone Worm LizardCynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ugly Worm LizardCynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haug's Worm LizardCynisca haugi (Mocquard, 1904) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané, 2014 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca kigomensis Dunger, 1968 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ghana Worm LizardCynisca kraussi (Peters, 1878) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Los Archipelago Worm LizardCynisca leonina (Müller, 1885) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coast Worm LizardCynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liberia Worm LizardCynisca liberiensis (Boulenger, 1879) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca manei Trape, 2014 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca nigeriensis Dunger, 1968 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cassine River Worm LizardCynisca oligopholis (Boulenger, 1906) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cameroon Worm LizardCynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca senegalensis Gans, 1987 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca williamsi Gans, 1987 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dalophia angolensis Gans, 1976 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pestle-Tailed Worm LizardDalophia pistillum (Boettger, 1895) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wedge-snouted Worm LizardGeocalamus acutus Sternfeld, 1912 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm LizardGeocalamus modestus Günther, 1880 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leposternon cerradensis Ribeiro, Vaz-Silva & Santos Jr, 2008 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Berthold's Worm LizardLeposternon infraorbitale (Berthold, 1859) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bahia Worm LizardLeposternon polystegum (Duméril, 1851) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shielded Worm LizardLeposternon scutigerum (Hemprich, 1820) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wucherer's Worm LizardLeposternon wuchereri (Peters, 1879) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liwale round-snouted worm lizardLoveridgea ionidesii (Battersby, 1950) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Udjiji Worm LizardLoveridgea phylofiniens (Tornier, 1899) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inirida Worm LizardMesobaena huebneri Mertens, 1925 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mesobaena rhachicephala Hoogmoed, Pinto, Da Rocha & Pereira, 2009 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lualaba Worm LizardMonopeltis adercae de Witte, 1953 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anchieta's Worm-LizardMonopeltis anchietae (Bocage, 1873) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Wedgesnouted Worm LizardMonopeltis capensis Smith, 1848 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| De Coster's Worm-LizardMonopeltis decosteri Boulenger, 1910 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Helmeted Worm LizardMonopeltis galeata (Hallowell, 1852) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Congo Worm LizardMonopeltis guentheri Boulenger, 1885 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dusky Spade-snouted Worm LizardMonopeltis infuscata Broadley, 1997 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gaboon Worm LizardMonopeltis jugularis Peters, 1880 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kabinda Worm LizardMonopeltis kabindae de Witte & Laurent, 1942 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kalahari Worm LizardMonopeltis leonhardi Werner, 1910 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Monopeltis luandae Gans, 1976 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurice’s Slender Worm LizardMonopeltis mauricei Parker, 1935 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.