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The Amphisbaenidae are a family of amphisbaenians, commonly known as worm lizards. They are found in North and South America, some Caribbean islands, and in sub-Saharan Africa. One primitive and somewhat aberrant genus, Blanus, is native to Europe, and may represent a distinct family1.
Members of the family are limbless, burrowing, lizard-like reptiles with a carnivorous diet. Some species have spade-like heads, while others have a narrow crest1.
Genera
There are over 120 species in the family, grouped into seventeen genera.
- Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758
- Ancylocranium Scortecci 1930
- Anops Bell 1833
- Aulura Barbour 1914
- Baikia Gray 1865
- Blanus Vandelli 1797
- Bronia Wiegmann 1828
- Cercolophia Strauch 1881
- Chirindia Boulenger 1907
- Cynisca Duméril & Bibron 1839
- Dalophia Gray 1865
- Geocalamus Günther 1880
- Leposternon Hemprich 1820
- Loveridgea Tornier 1899
- Mesobaena Mertens 1925
- Monopeltis Smith 1848
- Zygaspis Peters 1854
References
- ^ a b Gans, Carl (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.. ed.. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp.216. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
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