Zygaspis | |
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Zygaspis quadrifrons | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Zygaspis Cope, 1885 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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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]
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.