Zygaspis

Zygaspis is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as purple round-headed worm lizards, and are native to equatorial and southern Africa.

Species
The genus contains eight species:
 * Zygaspis dolichomenta de Witte & Laurent, 1942
 * Zygaspis ferox D. Broadley & S. Broadley, 1997
 * Zygaspis kafuensis D. Broadley & S. Broadley, 1997
 * Zygaspis maraisi D. Broadley & Measey, 2016
 * Zygaspis nigra D. Broadley & Gans, 1969
 * Zygaspis quadrifrons (W. Peters, 1862) – Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, Kalahari dwarf worm lizard
 * Zygaspis vandami (V. Fitzsimons, 1930) – Van Dam's dwarf worm lizard
 * Zygaspis violacea (W. Peters, 1854)

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