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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Zygaspis (round-headed worm lizards)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)

Species native to southern Africa

Zygaspis ferox (Ferocious round-headed worm lizard)

 

 

Zygaspis nigra (Black round-headed worm lizard)

 

 

Zygaspis quadrifrons (Kalahari round-headed worm lizard)

 

Zygaspis vandami (Van Dam's round-headed worm lizard)

 

Zygaspis violacea (Violet round-headed worm lizard)