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Zygaspis
Sign in to saveZygaspis 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. The genus contains eight species.
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Vinony files it under Lizard genera, Lizards of Africa and Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAmphisbaenidae
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Zygaspis – rodzaj amfisbeny z rodziny Amphisbaenidae. Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Demokratycznej Republice Konga, Angoli, Zambii, Mozambiku, Zimbabwe, Namibii i Botswanie i Południowej Afryce[3]. Systematyka Etymologia Zygaspis: gr. ζυγος zugos „jarzmo”[4]; ασπις aspis, ασπιδος aspidos „tarcza”[5]. Shrevea: Benjamin Shreve (1908–1985), amerykański herpetolog[2]. Gatunek typowy: Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters, 1862. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[3]: Zygaspis dolichomenta Zygaspis ferox Zygaspis kafuensis Zygaspis maraisi Zygaspis nigra Zygaspis quadrifrons Zygaspis vandami Zygaspis violacea Przypisy ↑ E.D. Cope. Twelfth contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. „Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society”. 22, s. 188, 1885 (ang.). ↑ a b P.E. Vanzolini. A systematic arrangement of the family Amphibaenidae (Sauria). „Herpetologica”. 7, s. 115, 1951. JSTOR: 27669683 (ang.). ↑ a b P. Uetz & J. Hallermann: Genus: Zygaspis (ang.). The Reptile Database. [dostęp 2019-02-26]. ↑ Jaeger 1944 ↓, s. 256. ↑ Jaeger 1944 ↓, s. 24. Bibliografia E.C. Jaeger: Source-book of biological names
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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. The genus contains eight species.
==Species== The genus contains eight species: Zygaspis dolichomenta Zygaspis ferox Zygaspis kafuensis Zygaspis maraisi Zygaspis nigra Zygaspis quadrifrons – Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, Kalahari dwarf worm lizard Zygaspis vandami – Van Dam's dwarf worm lizard Zygaspis violacea
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