Zygaspis Explained

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

The genus contains eight species:^[2]

• Zygaspis dolichomenta
• Zygaspis ferox
• Zygaspis kafuensis
• Zygaspis maraisi
• Zygaspis nigra
• Zygaspis quadrifrons – Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, Kalahari dwarf worm lizard
• Zygaspis vandami – Van Dam's dwarf worm lizard
• Zygaspis violacea

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• 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. . (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).

Notes and References

1. Book: Branch . Bill .

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   . Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa . 1998 . Struik . Cape Town . 9781868720408 . 122–124 . 3.
2. Web site: Genus: Zygaspis . The Reptile Database . 26 November 2014.