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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Trogonophidae
Bibliography of the genus Agamodon
Biodiversity of the family Trogonophidae








Genus
Agamodon

Chisel-headed Worm Lizards, Blunt-faced Worm Lizards

Meisselkopf-Doppelschleichen

Mejsel-ormeøgler

1882 Agamodon Peters (type species: Agamodon anguliceps Peters 1882)

Contents: 4 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Somalia, Yemen.

Agamodon anguliceps

Southern Somali Chisel-headed Worm Lizard, Angled Blunt-faced Worm Lizard, Angled Worm Lizard

Südsomalische Meisselkopf-Doppelschleiche

Sydsomalisk Mejsel-ormeøgle

1882 Agamodon anguliceps Peters

Remarks: Previously included immaculatus (e.g., Calabresi 1927; Gans 1967).
Distribution: Somalia.


Agamodon arabicus

Arabian Chisel-headed Worm Lizard, Arabian Worm Lizard

Arabische Meisselkopf-Doppelschleiche

Arabisk Mejsel-ormeøgle

1901 Agamodon arabicus Anderson

Distribution: Yemen.


Agamodon compressus

Flat Chisel-headed Worm Lizard, Flat Worm Lizard, Flat Blunt-faced Worm Lizard

Flache Meisselkopf-Doppelschleiche

Flad Mejsel-ormeøgle

1888 Agamodon compressus Mocquard

Distribution: Somalia.


Agamodon immaculatus

Central Somali Chisel-headed Worm Lizard, (Calabresi's Angled Worm Lizard)

Zentralsomalische Meisselkopf-Doppelschleiche

Centralsomalisk Mejsel-ormeøgle

1927 Agamodon anguliceps immaculatus Calabresi
Agamodon immaculatus Gans 2005

Remarks: Raised to species status by Gans (2005), but without discussion.
Distribution: Somalia.