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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
Worm Lizards
 
(Amphisbaenia)
Doppelschleichen, Wurmschleichen, Ringelschleichen, Ringelechsen
Ormeøgler
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6 families of which 3 (50.0%) are endemic | 0%  100%
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24 genera of which 8 (33.3%) are endemic | 0%  100%
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217 species of which 153 (70.5%) are endemic | 0%  100%
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Remarks:
Recent phylogenetic studies have showed the Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia) to be nested within the Scaly Reptiles (Squamata), not outside, as previously thought (Zhou, Li, Han, Bauer & Feng 2006).
Introduced to:
Grenada,
Saint Lucia.
Distribution:
North America, Panama, South America, West Indies, S. Europe, Africa, Middle East.
Reported from:
Algeria,
Angola,
Argentina,
Bahrain,
Benin,
Bolivia,
Botswana,
Brazil,
British Virgin Islands,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Colombia,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Cuba,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador,
Equatorial Guinea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
French Guiana,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Gibraltar,
Greece,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana,
Haiti,
Iran,
Iraq,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Lebanon,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mexico,
Morocco,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Oman,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Portugal,
Puerto Rico,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa,
Spain,
Surinam,
Syria,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Trinidad & Tobago,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
U.S. Virgin Islands,
United Arab Emirates,
Uruguay,
USA,
Venezuela,
Yemen,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe,.
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