Amphisbaena (lizard)



Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Over 100 species are placed in this diverse genus.

Species
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.

• Amphisbaena absaberi (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)

• Amphisbaena acangaoba L. Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa, 2020

• Amphisbaena acrobeles (S. Ribeiro, Castro-Mello & Nogueira, 2009)

• Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758 – red worm lizard, white worm lizard, white-bellied worm lizard

• Amphisbaena albocingulata Boettger, 1885

• Amphisbaena anaemariae Vanzolini, 1997

• Amphisbaena angustifrons Cope, 1861 – South American worm lizard

• Amphisbaena anomala (Barbour, 1914) – Barbour's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena arda Rodrigues, 2003

• Amphisbaena arenaria Vanzolini, 1991

• Amphisbaena arenicola Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019

• Amphisbaena bahiana Vanzolini, 1964

• Amphisbaena bakeri Stejneger, 1904 – Baker's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena barbouri Gans & Alexander, 1962 – Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena bedai (Vanzolini, 1991)

• Amphisbaena bilabialata (Stimson, 1972)

• Amphisbaena bolivica Mertens, 1929

• Amphisbaena borelli Peracca, 1897

• Amphisbaena brasiliana (Gray, 1865) – Brazilian worm lizard

• Amphisbaena brevis Strüssmann & Mott, 2009

• Amphisbaena caeca Cuvier, 1829 – Puerto Rican worm lizard, blind worm lizard

• Amphisbaena caetitensis Almeida, Freitas, M. da Silva, Valverde, Rodrigues, Pires & Mott, 2018

• Amphisbaena caiari Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Neto & Rodrigues, 2014

• Amphisbaena camura Cope, 1862 – crooked worm lizard

• Amphisbaena carlgansi Thomas & Hedges, 1998 – Cuban pink amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena carli Pinna et al., 2010

• Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965 – Carvalho worm lizard

• Amphisbaena caudalis Cochran, 1928 – Cayemite long-tailed amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena cayemite Thomas & Hedges, 2006 – Cayemite short-tailed amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena cegei Montero, Sáfadez & Álvarez, 1997

• Amphisbaena crisae Vanzolini, 1997

• Amphisbaena cubana Gundlach & W. Peters, 1879 – Cuban worm lizard

• Amphisbaena cuiabana (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)

• Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991

• Amphisbaena darwinii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Darwin's ringed worm lizard

• Amphisbaena dubia L. Müller, 1924 – uncertain worm lizard

• Amphisbaena elbakyanae Torres-Ramírez, Angarita-Sierra & Vargas-Ramírez, 2021

• Amphisbaena fenestrata (Cope, 1861) – Cope's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena filiformis S. Ribeiro, Gomes, Rodrigues, H. da Silva, Cintra & N. da Silva, 2016

• Amphisbaena frontalis Vanzolini, 1991

• Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 – black and white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard, spotted worm lizard

• Amphisbaena gonavensis Gans & Alexander, 1962 – Gonâve worm lizard

• Amphisbaena gracilis Strauch, 1881 – slender worm lizard

• Amphisbaena hastata Vanzolini, 1991

• Amphisbaena heathi K. Schmidt, 1936 – Heath's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena hiata Montero & Céspedez, 2002

• Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini, 1950 – Hoge's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Oliveira, Vaz-Silva, A. Santos, Graboski, Teixeira, Dal Vechio & S. Ribeiro, 2018

• Amphisbaena hyporissor Thomas, 1965 – Barahona amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991

• Amphisbaena innocens Weinland, 1862 – innocent worm lizard

• Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833) – King's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena kiriri L. Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa, 2018

• Amphisbaena kraoh (Vanzolini, 1971)

• Amphisbaena leali Thomas & Hedges, 2006 – Pestel amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964 – Urucum worm lizard

• Amphisbaena leucocephala W. Peters, 1878 – white-headed worm lizard

• Amphisbaena littoralis Roberto, Brito & Ávila, 2014

• Amphisbaena longinqua Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Recoder, Cassimiro, de Sena & Rodrigues, 2019

• Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996

• Amphisbaena manni Barbour, 1914 – Mann's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena maranhensis Gomes & Maciel, 2012

• Amphisbaena mebengokre S. Ribeiro, Sá, Santos, Graboski, Zaher, Guedes, S. Andrade & Vaz-Silva, 2019

• Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977

• Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881 – Mertens's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena metallurga Costa, Resende, Teixeira, Dal Vechio & Clemente, 2015

• Amphisbaena miringoera Vanzolini, 1971

• Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923 – Mitchell's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena mongoyo Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Recoder, Cassimiro, de Sena & Rodrigues, 2019

• Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach, 1960 – Munoa worm lizard

• Amphisbaena myersi Hoogmoed, 1988

• Amphisbaena nana Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019

• Amphisbaena neglecta Dunn & Piatt, 1936 – neglected worm lizard

• Amphisbaena nigricauda Gans, 1966 – black-headed worm lizard

• Amphisbaena occidentalis Cope, 1876 – western worm lizard

• Amphisbaena pericensis Noble, 1921 – Perico worm lizard

• Amphisbaena persephone Pinna, Mendonça, Bocchiglieri & Fernandes, 2014

• Amphisbaena plumbea Gray, 1872 – lead worm lizard

• Amphisbaena polygrammica F. Werner, 1900 – Werner's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena pretrei A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Rio Grande worm lizard

• Amphisbaena prunicolor (Cope, 1885) – plum-colored worm lizard

• Amphisbaena ridleyi Boulenger, 1890 – Ridley's worm lizard, Noronha worm lizard

• Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964

• Amphisbaena rozei Lancini, 1963 – Roze's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994

• Amphisbaena saxosa (Castro-Mello, 2003)

• Amphisbaena schmidti Gans, 1964 – Schmidt's worm lizard, Tiburon stout anole, Puerto Rican dusky amphisbaena

• Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger, 1902 – Silvestri's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger, 1907 – Slater's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena slevini K. Schmidt, 1938 – Slevin's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena spurrelli Boulenger, 1915 – Spurrell's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena steindachneri Strauch, 1881

• Amphisbaena stejnegeri Ruthven, 1922 – Stejneger's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena supernumeraria Mott, Rodrigues & E. dos Santos, 2009

• Amphisbaena talisiae Vanzolini, 1995

• Amphisbaena tiaraju Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019

• Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911

• Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini, 1971

• Amphisbaena uroxena Mott et al., 2008

• Amphisbaena vanzolinii Gans, 1963 – Vanzolini's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824 – Wagler's worm lizard

• Amphisbaena xera Thomas, 1966 – dry worm lizard, Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard, North American worm lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.

Etymology
The specific names carlgansi, carli, and cegei are all in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans (1923–2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians.