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Zygaspis violacea (Peters, 1854)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Peters, W. C. H. Diagnosen neuer Batrachier, welche zusammen mit der früher (24. Juli und 17. August) gegebenen Übersicht der Schlangen und Eidechsen mitgetheilt werden.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Amphisbaenidae
genus
Zygaspis
species
Zygaspis violacea

Name

Synonyms
Amphisbaena violacea Peters, 1854
Zygaspis longicauda Broadley, 1990
Homonyms
Zygaspis violacea (Peters, 1854)
Common names
Mozambique Dwarf Worm Lizard in English
violet round-headed worm lizard in English
Фиолетовый зигаспис in Russian
سحلية دودية مستديرة الرأس البنفسجية in Arabic

Bibliographic References

  1. Broadley, Donald G., and Sheila Broadley, 1997: A Revision of the African genus Zygaspis Cope (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia). Syntarsus, vol. 4. 1-23.
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