Cynisca (lizard)

Cynisca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Amphisbaenidae
Genus:Cynisca
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Species

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Cynisca is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus.

Species

  • Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané, & Baldé, 2014
  • Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941)
  • Cynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968
  • Cynisca haugi (Mocquard, 1904)
  • Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané, 2014
  • Cynisca kigomensis Dunger, 1968
  • Cynisca kraussi (Peters, 1878)
  • Cynisca leonina (Müller, 1885)
  • Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
  • Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger, 1878)
  • Cynisca manei Trape, 2014
  • Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881)
  • Cynisca nigeriensis Dunger, 1968
  • Cynisca oligopholis (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979
  • Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912)
  • Cynisca senegalensis Gans, 1987
  • Cynisca williamsi Gans, 1987

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cynisca.

References

  • "Cynisca ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1-130.
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