NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ugly Worm Lizard
Cynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1906)
- Common name
- Ugly Worm Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Amphisbaenidae
- Genus
- Cynisca
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAmphisbaenia
- familyAmphisbaenidae
- genusCynisca
- speciesCynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cynisca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| French Congo Worm LizardCynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger, 1906) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sierra Leone Worm LizardCynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ghana Worm LizardCynisca kraussi (Peters, 1878) | 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 |
| Cassine River Worm LizardCynisca oligopholis (Boulenger, 1906) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca senegalensis Gans, 1987 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé, 2014 | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haug's Worm LizardCynisca haugi (Mocquard, 1904) | AmphisbaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Placogaster feae Boulenger, 1906 Boulenger, 1906 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cynisca&species=feae Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6C739. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.