Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Zygaspis
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Purple Round-headed Worm Lizards, (Round-snouted Worm Lizards, Kalahari Round-snouted Worm Lizards)
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Purpur-Doppelschleichen
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Purpurormeøgler
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1885 |  |
Zygaspis Cope (type species: Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862) |
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1951 | |
Shrevea Vanzolini (type species: Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862; syn. Gans 2005) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 5 (55.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Zygaspis arenicola
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Maputo Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Maputo-Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Maputo-purpurormeøgle
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1997 | |
Zygaspis vandami arenicola Broadley & Broadley |
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Zygaspis arenicola Gans 2005 |
Remarks:
Regarded by some authors as a subspecies of vandami (e.g., Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers 2014).
Raised to species status by Gans (2005), although without discussion.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal),
Zimbabwe.
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Zygaspis dolichomenta
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Congo Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Kongolesische Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Congolesisk Purpurormeøgle
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1942 | |
Amphisbaena dolichomenta Witte & Laurent |
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Amphisbaena quadrifrons dolichomenta Witte 1954 |
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Shrevea quadrifrons dolichomenta Witte 1954 |
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Zygaspis quadrifrons dolichomenta Welch 1982 |
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Zygaspis dolichomenta Broadley & Broadley 1997 |
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1942 | |
Amphisbaena dolichomenta meridionalis Witte & Laurent (Broadley & Broadley 1997) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of quadrifrons.
Revalidated as a separate species by Broadley & Broadley (1997).
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Zygaspis ferox
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Ferocious Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Chimanimani-Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Chimanimani-purpurormeøgle
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1997 | |
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley |
Distribution:
Zimbabwe.
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Zygaspis kafuensis
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Kafue Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Kafue-Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Kafue-purpurormeøgle
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1997 | |
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley |
Distribution:
Zambia.
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Zygaspis maraisi
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Cabo Delgado Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Cabo-Delgado-Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Cabo Delgado-purpurormeøgle
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2016 | |
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey |
Distribution:
Mozambique.
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Zygaspis nigra
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Black Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Dunkle Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Mørk Purpurormeøgle
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1969 | |
Zygaspis niger Broadley & Gans |
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Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Broadley 1997 [emendation] |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
Zambia.
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Zygaspis quadrifrons
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Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Kalahari-Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Kalahari-purpurormeøgle
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1862 | |
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters |
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Cynisca quadrifrons Gray 1872 |
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Zygaspis quadrifrons Cope 1885 |
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1887 | |
Amphisbaena capensis Thominot (Broadley & Broadley 1997) |
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Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis Loveridge 1941 |
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Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis Laurent 1964 |
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1931 | |
Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard (Broadley & Broadley 1997) |
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1942 | |
Amphisbaena quadrifrons katangae Witte & Laurent (Broadley & Broadley 1997) |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Zygaspis vandami
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Mpumalanga Round-headed Worm Lizard, (Van Dam’s Round-headed Worm Lizard)
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Mpumalanga-Purpur-Doppelschleiche
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Mpumalanga-purpurormeøgle
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1930 | |
Amphisbaena vandami Fitzsimons |
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Zygaspis vandami Broadley & Broadley 1997 |
Remarks:
Previously included arenicola.
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga).
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Zygaspis violacea
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Violet Round-headed Worm Lizard
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Violett-Doppelschleiche
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Violet Ormeøgle
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1854 | |
Amphisbaena violacea Peters |
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Cynisca ? violacea Gray 1872 |
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Zygaspis violacea Broadley & Gans 1978 |
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1990 | |
Zygaspis longicauda Broadley (Broadley & Broadley 1997) |
Distribution:
Mozambique
(incl. Bazaruto Archipelago),
Zimbabwe.
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