Cynisca (lizard)

Cynisca is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus, all of them native to West Africa.

Species

 * Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger, 1906) - French Congo worm lizard
 * Cynisca chirioi J.-F. Trape, Mané & Baldé, 2014
 * Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941) - Sierra Leone worm lizard
 * Cynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906) - ugly worm lizard
 * Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968
 * Cynisca haugi (Mocquard, 1904) - Haug's worm lizard
 * Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané, 2014
 * Cynisca kigomensis Dunger, 1968
 * Cynisca kraussi (W. Peters, 1878) - Ghana worm lizard
 * Cynisca leonina (F. Müller, 1885) - Los Archipelago worm lizard
 * Cynisca leucura (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) - coast worm lizard
 * Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger, 1878) - Liberia worm lizard
 * Cynisca manei J.-F. Trape, 2014
 * Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881)
 * Cynisca nigeriensis Dunger, 1968
 * Cynisca oligopholis (Boulenger, 1906) - Cassine River worm lizard
 * Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979
 * Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912) - Cameroon worm lizard
 * Cynisca senegalensis Gans, 1987
 * Cynisca williamsi Gans, 1987

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