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.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman Worm SnakeGerrhopilus andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1871) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black blindsnakeGerrhopilus ater (Schlegel, 1839) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beddome's Worm SnakeGerrhopilus beddomii (Boulenger, 1890) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Java Worm SnakeGerrhopilus bisubocularis (Boettger, 1893) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sri Lanka Worm SnakeGerrhopilus ceylonicus (Smith, 1943) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lowland beaked blindsnakeGerrhopilus depressiceps (Sternfeld, 1913) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flower's Blind SnakeGerrhopilus floweri (Boulenger, 1899) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus fredparkeri (Wallach, 1996) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus hades (Kraus, 2005) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Negros Island Worm SnakeGerrhopilus hedraeus (Savage, 1950) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montane blindsnakeGerrhopilus inornatus (Boulenger, 1888) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus lestes Kraus, 2017 | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus mcdowelli (Wallach, 1996) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jan's Worm SnakeGerrhopilus mirus (Jan, 1860) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Few-scaled Worm SnakeGerrhopilus oligolepis (Wall, 1909) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus papuanorum Kraus, 2023 | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus polyadenus Kraus, 2023 | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerrhopilus suturalis (Brongersma, 1934) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thurston's Worm SnakeGerrhopilus thurstoni (Boettger, 1890) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nilgiri Hills Worm SnakeGerrhopilus tindalli (Smith, 1943) | GerrhopilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laurent’s Plated LizardGerrhosaurus bulsi Laurent, 1954 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-throated Plated LizardGerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Keeled Plated LizardGerrhosaurus multilineatus Bocage, 1866 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-lined Plated LizardGerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desert Plated LizardGerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Karoo Plated LizardGerrhosaurus typicus (Smith, 1837) | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gersemia crassa (Danielssen, 1887) | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gersemia hicksoni (Gravier, 1913) | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gersemia lambi Williams, 2013 | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gersemia marenzelleri Kükenthal, 1906 | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| passionate carnation coralGersemia mirabilis (Danielssen, 1887) | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| red soft coralGersemia rubiformis (Ehrenberg, 1834) | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bulbous carnation coralGersemia uvaeformis (May, 1900) | AlcyoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerstfeldtiancylus benedictiae Starobogatov, 1989 | AcroloxidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gerstfeldtiancylus kotyensis Starobogatov, 1989 | AcroloxidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gerstfeldtiancylus pileolus Starobogatov, 1989 | AcroloxidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gerstfeldtiancylus porfirievae Starobogatov, 1989 | AcroloxidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gerstfeldtiancylus renardii (W. Dybowski, 1884) | AcroloxidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chatham Islands GerygoneGerygone albofrontata G. R. Gray, 1845 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-backed GerygoneGerygone chloronota Gould, 1843 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-bellied GerygoneGerygone chrysogaster G. R. Gray, 1858 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-sided GerygoneGerygone dorsalis P. L. Sclater, 1883 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fan-tailed GerygoneGerygone flavolateralis (G. R. Gray, 1859) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western GerygoneGerygone fusca (Gould, 1838) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey GerygoneGerygone igata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain GerygoneGerygone inornata Wallace, 1864 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lord Howe GerygoneGerygone insularis E. P. Ramsay, 1878 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster Gould, 1843 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-billed GerygoneGerygone magnirostris Gould, 1843 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Norfolk GerygoneGerygone modesta Pelzeln, 1860 | AcanthizidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.