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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards) Genus Chirindia (Pink Round-headed Worm Lizards)   Chirindia langi Limpopo Round-headed Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Gans 2005 Jacobsen 1989   * Chirindia occidentalis Soutpansberg Round-headed Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Gans 2005 Jacobsen 1989 Genus Dalophia (Blunt-tailed Worm Lizards)   Dalophia pistillum Zambezi Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bates, Pietersen & Measey 2010 Branch 1998 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Jacobsen 1989 Tolley, Telford, Makhubo, Power & Alexander 2023   * Dalophia transvaalensis Limpopo Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 [as pistillum] Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 [as pistillum] Fitzsimons 1933 Gans 2005 Genus Monopeltis (Spade-snouted Worm Lizards)   Monopeltis capensis Cape Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Bates 1997 Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Broadley 1997 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 [as capensis "Group A"] Conradie, Doucette-Riise, Vanhooydonck, Engelbrecht, Measey & Tolley 2011 Jacobsen 1989 Tolley, Telford, Makhubo, Power & Alexander 2023 Waal 1978   Monopeltis decosteri Delagoa Bay Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Broadley 1997 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 [as capensis "Group C"] Gans 2005 Jacobsen 1989 [as capensis]   Monopeltis infuscata Dusky Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bates, Pietersen & Measey 2010 Branch 1998 Broadley 1997 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 [as capensis "Group B"] Fitzsimons 1956 [as capensis] Gans 2005 Jacobsen 1989 [as capensis] Tolley, Telford, Makhubo, Power & Alexander 2023   Monopeltis leonhardi Kalahari Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Fitzsimons & Brain 1958 Jacobsen 1989   Monopeltis mauricei Botswana Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bates, Pietersen & Measey 2010 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Gans 2005 Tolley, Telford, Makhubo, Power & Alexander 2023   Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Slender Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bates, Pietersen & Measey 2010 Bourquin 1989 Bourquin 2004 Branch 1998 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Fitzsimons & Brain 1958 Gans 2005 Jacobsen 1989 Genus Zygaspis (Purple Round-headed Worm Lizards)   Zygaspis arenicola Maputo Round-headed Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bourquin 1989 [as violacea] Bourquin 2004 Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1997   Zygaspis quadrifrons Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard Bates 1991 Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1997 Conradie, Doucette-Riise, Vanhooydonck, Engelbrecht, Measey & Tolley 2011 Gans 2005 Jacobsen 1989 Tolley, Telford, Makhubo, Power & Alexander 2023   * Zygaspis vandami Mpumalanga Round-headed Worm Lizard Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1997 Gans 2005