Checklist of the Reptiles of the World:
Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
(current to February 13th, 2021 / IUCN Red List assessments current to December 31st, 2020)
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Genus
Species
English common name
Amphisbaenidae
Typical Worm Lizards
Amphisbaena
Neotropical Worm Lizards
Amphisbaena acangaoba
Bahia Helmeted Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena alba
Common Red Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena albocingulata
Asuncion Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena anaemariae
Serra da Mesa Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena angustifrons
Common South American Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena arda
Mocambo do Vento Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena arenaria
Raso da Catarina Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena arenicola
Florianopolis Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena bakeri
Puerto Rican Many-ringed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena barbouri
Cuban Many-ringed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena bolivica
Rio Pilcomayo Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena brevis
Mato Grosso Short Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena caeca
Puerto Rican Common Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena caetitensis
Caetite Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena caiari
Rio Madeira Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena camura
Crooked Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena carlgansi
Cuban Pink Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena carli
Jatoba Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena carvalhoi
Pesqueira Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena caudalis
Cayemite Long-tailed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena cayemite
Cayemite Short-tailed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena cegei
Santa Cruz Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena crisae
Cafeara Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena cubana
Cuban Brown Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena cunhai
Rio Jamari Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena darwinii
Uruguayan Ringed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena dubia
Piracicaba Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena fenestrata
Virgin Islands Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena filiformis
Babaculandia Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena frontalis
Alagoado Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena fuliginosa
Spotted Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena gonavensis
Gonave Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena gracilis
Slender Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hastata
Ibiraba Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena heathi
Baixa Verde Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hiata
Corrientes Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hogei
Alcatrazes Island Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hoogmoedi
Jacareacanga Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena hyporissor
Eastern Barahona Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena ibijara
Ibijara Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena ignatiana
Santo Indicio Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena innocens
Tiburon Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena kiriri
Campo Formoso Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena leali
Pestel Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena leberi
Western Barahona Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena leeseri
Urucum Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena leucocephala
White-headed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena littoralis
Guamare Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena longinqua
Piata Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena lumbricalis
Rio Sao Francisco Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena manni
Hispaniolan Dwarf Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena maranhensis
Maranhao Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mebengokre
Arenopolis Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena medemi
Atlantico Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mertensii
Sao Paulo Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena metallurga
Espinhaco Mountains Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena miringoeira
Rio Tapirapes Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mitchelli
Marajo Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena mongoyo
Vitoria da Conquista Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena munoai
Munoa Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena myersi
Surinam Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena nana
Sao Jeronimo Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena neglecta
Chapada Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena nigricauda
Black-tailed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena occidentalis
Western Peruvian Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena pericensis
Perico Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena persephone
Jaborandi Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena plumbea
Leaden Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena polygrammica
Central Peruvian Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena pretrei
Rio Grande Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena prunicolor
Plum-coloured Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena ridleyi
Fernando do Noronha Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena rozei
Bolivar Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena sanctaeritae
Santa Rita Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena schmidti
Puerto Rican Dusky Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena silvestrii
Southern Mato Grosso Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena slateri
Southern Peruvian Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena slevini
Manaus Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena spurrelli
Choco Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena stejnegeri
Demerara Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena supernumeraria
Catimbau Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena talisiae
Serra da Pitomba Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena tiaraju
Cerro Largo Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena townsendi
Piura Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena tragorrhectes
Oriximina Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena uroxena
Tubercle-tailed Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena vanzolinii
Marudi Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena vermicularis
Vermiculate Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena xera
Puerto Rican Xeric Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium
Sharp-snouted Worm Lizards
Ancylocranium barkeri
Lindi Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium haasi
Rondo Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium ionidesi
Kilwa Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium newalae
Newala Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium parkeri
Northern Somali Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium somalicum
Southern Somali Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Anops
Keel-headed Worm Lizards
Anops acrobeles
Jalapao Worm Lizard
Anops bilabialatus
Eastern Mato Grosso Worm Lizard
Anops kingii
Pampas Worm Lizard
Aulura
Auro Worm Lizard
Aulura anomala
Auro Worm Lizard
Baikia
Nigerian Worm Lizard
Baikia africana
Nigerian Worm Lizard
Bronia
Brazilian Worm Lizards
Bronia bedai
Anastacio Worm Lizard
Bronia brasiliana
Lower Amazon Worm Lizard
Bronia kraoh
Godias Worm Lizard
Bronia saxosa
Tocantins Worm Lizard
Cercolophia
Keel-tailed Worm Lizards
Cercolophia absaberi
Caceres Worm Lizard
Cercolophia bahiana
Vila Nova Worm Lizard
Cercolophia borellii
Caiza Worm Lizard
Cercolophia cuiabana
Cuiaba Worm Lizard
Cercolophia roberti
Ipiranga Worm Lizard
Cercolophia steindachneri
Caigara Worm Lizard
Chirindia
Pink Round-headed Worm Lizards
Chirindia bushbyi
Mozambique Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia ewerbecki
Mbanja Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia langi
Limpopo Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia mpwapwaensis
Mpwapwa Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia nanguruwensis
Newala Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia occidentalis
Soutpansberg Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia orientalis
Mikindani Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia rondoensis
Rondo Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia swynnertoni
Chirinda Forest Round-headed Worm Lizard
Cynisca
West African Round-headed Worm Lizards
Cynisca bifrontalis
Omboue Worm Lizard
Cynisca chirioi
Gbeleye Worm Lizard
Cynisca degrysi
Sierra Leone Worm Lizard
Cynisca feae
Guinea-Bissau Worm Lizard
Cynisca gansi
Okoloma Worm Lizard
Cynisca haughi
Lambarene Worm Lizard
Cynisca ivoirensis
Gaboua Worm Lizard
Cynisca kigomensis
Kigom Hills Worm Lizard
Cynisca kraussi
Ghanese Worm Lizard
Cynisca leonina
Los Archipelago Worm Lizard
Cynisca leucura
White-tailed Worm Lizard
Cynisca liberiensis
Liberian Worm Lizard
Cynisca manei
Bamako Samba Worm Lizard
Cynisca muelleri
Akropong Worm Lizard
Cynisca nigeriensis
Takwashara Worm Lizard
Cynisca oligopholis
Cassine River Worm Lizard
Cynisca rouxae
Assacro Worm Lizard
Cynisca schaeferi
Cameroon Worm Lizard
Cynisca senegalensis
Senegal Worm Lizard
Cynisca williamsi
Wenchi Worm Lizard
Dalophia
Blunt-tailed Worm Lizards
Dalophia angolensis
East Angolan Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia colobura
Sesheke Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia ellenbergeri
Barotse Worm Lizard
Dalophia gigantea
Kwango Worm Lizard
Dalophia granti
Beira Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia jallae
Zambian Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia longicauda
Long-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia luluae
Sandoa Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia pistillum
Zambezi Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia transvaalensis
Limpopo Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Dalophia welwitschii
North Angolan Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard
Geocalamus
Wedge-snouted Worm Lizards
Geocalamus acutus
Voi Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Geocalamus modestus
Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Leposternon
South American Worm Lizards
Leposternon bagual
El Bagual Worm Lizard
Leposternon cerradense
Cerrado Worm Lizard
Leposternon infraorbitale
Central Brazilian Worm Lizard
Leposternon kisteumacheri
Mocambinho Worm Lizard
Leposternon maximum
Buritinopolis Worm Lizard
Leposternon microcephalum
Small-headed Worm Lizard
Leposternon mineiro
Buritizeiro Worm Lizard
Leposternon octostegum
Bahia Worm Lizard
Leposternon polystegum
East Brazilian Worm Lizard
Leposternon scutigerum
Shielded Worm Lizard
Leposternon wuchereri
Atlantic Forest Worm Lizard
Loveridgea
Round-snouted Worm Lizards
Loveridgea ionidesii
Liwale Round-snouted Worm Lizard
Loveridgea phylofiniens
Ujiji Round-snouted Worm Lizard
Mesobaena
Amazonian Dwarf Worm Lizards
Mesobaena huebneri
Inirida Worm Lizard
Mesobaena rhachicephala
Ridge-headed Worm Lizard
Monopeltis
Spade-snouted Worm Lizards
Monopeltis adercae
Lualaba Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis anchietae
Mossamedes Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis capensis
Cape Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis decosteri
Delagoa Bay Worm Lizard
Monopeltis galeata
Helmeted Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis guentheri
Western Congo Worm Lizard
Monopeltis infuscata
Dusky Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis jugularis
Equatorial Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis kabindae
Cabinda Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis leonhardi
Kalahari Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis luandae
Luanda Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis mauricei
Botswana Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis perplexus
Western Angolan Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis remaclei
Lukulu Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis rhodesiana
Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis scalper
Carved Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis schoutedeni
Kunungu Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
Slender Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis vanderysti
Wombali Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Monopeltis zambezensis
Zambezi Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Zygaspis
Purple Round-headed Worm Lizards
Zygaspis arenicola
Maputo Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis dolichomenta
Congo Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis ferox
Ferocious Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis kafuensis
Kafue Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis maraisi
Cabo Delgado Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis nigra
Black Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis vandami
Mpumalanga Round-headed Worm Lizard
Zygaspis violacea
Violet Round-headed Worm Lizard
Bipedidae
Two-legged Worm Lizards
Bipes
Two-legged Worm Lizards
Bipes biporus
Five-toed Worm Lizard
Bipes canaliculatus
Four-toed Worm Lizard
Bipes tridactylus
Three-toed Worm Lizard
Blanidae
Mediterranean Worm Lizards
Blanus
Mediterranean Worm Lizards
Blanus alexandri
Levant Worm Lizard
Blanus aporus
Cilician Worm Lizard
Blanus cinereus
Southwest Iberian Worm Lizard
Blanus mettetali
Moroccan Worm Lizard
Blanus strauchi
West Anatolian Worm Lizard
Blanus tingitanus
Tangier Worm Lizard
Blanus vandellii
Central Iberian Worm Lizard
Cadeidae
Cuban Worm Lizards
Cadea
Cuban Worm Lizards
Cadea blanoides
Cuban Spotted Worm Lizard
Cadea palirostrata
Cuban Sharp-nosed Worm Lizard
Rhineuridae
Florida Worm Lizard
Rhineura
Florida Worm Lizard
Rhineura floridana
Florida Worm Lizard
Trogonophidae
Short-headed Worm Lizards
Agamodon
Chisel-headed Worm Lizards
Agamodon anguliceps
Southern Somali Chisel-headed Worm Lizard
Agamodon arabicus
Arabian Chisel-headed Worm Lizard
Agamodon compressus
Flat Chisel-headed Worm Lizard
Agamodon immaculatus
Central Somali Chisel-headed Worm Lizard
Diplometopon
Arabian Speckled Worm Lizard
Diplometopon zarudnyi
Arabian Speckled Worm Lizard
Pachycalamus
Socotra Worm Lizard
Pachycalamus brevis
Socotra Worm Lizard
Trogonophis
Sharp-tailed Worm Lizards
Trogonophis elegans
Mauve Sharp-tailed Worm lizard
Trogonophis wiegmanni
Checkerboard Worm Lizard