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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Amphisbaenidae
Bibliography of the genus Geocalamus
Biodiversity of the family Amphisbaenidae








Genus
Geocalamus

Wedge-snouted Worm Lizards, (Kenya Worm Lizards)

Keilschnauzen-Doppelschleichen

Kilesnudede Ormeøgler

1880 Geocalamus Günther (type species: Geocalamus modestus Günther 1880)

Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

Geocalamus acutus

Voi Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard

Voi-Keilschnauzen-Doppelschleiche

Kilesnudet Voi-ormeøgle

1912 Geocalamus acutus Sternfeld
1913 Geocalamus noltei Boettger (Gans & Kraklau 1989; Broadley & Howell 1991)

Other common names:
noltei: Tanganyika Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.


Geocalamus modestus

Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard

Mpwapwa-Keilschnauzen-Doppelschleiche

Kilesnudet Mpwapwa-ormeøgle

1880 Geocalamus modestus Günther
Amphisbaena modesta Strauch 1881

Distribution: Tanzania.