Amphisbaenia (Worm Lizards)
Family: Amphisbaenidae (Worm Lizards)
| Scientific Name |
Author/s |
Common Name |
Last Record |
Distribution |
Status |
Taxon Profile |
| Amphisbaena bahiana |
Vanzolini, 1964 |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Bahia state, Brazil |
Rediscovered |
Access |
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| Cynisca bifrontalis |
(Boulenger 1906) |
French Congo worm lizard, Omboué worm lizard |
(rediscovered) |
Gabon |
Rediscovered |
Access |
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| Cynisca gansi |
Dunger, 1968 |
Okoloma worm lizard |
1968 or before |
Nigeria |
Missing |
Access |
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| Monopeltis luandae |
Gans, 1976 |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Luanda region, Angola |
Rediscovered |
Access |
Family: Bipedidae (Two-legged Worm Lizards)
—No subordinate taxa
Family: Blanidae
—No subordinate taxa
Family: Cadeidae
—No subordinate taxa
Family: Rhineuridae
—No subordinate taxa
Family: Trogonophidae (Shorthead Worm Lizards)
—No subordinate taxa
Statistics
| Conservation status |
Number of taxa (in percentage) |
| |
|
| Extinct |
0 |
| Missing |
1 (25%) |
| Extinct in the Wild |
0 |
| Possibly Extinct in the Wild |
0 |
| Globally Rediscovered |
3 (75%) |
| Rediscovered in the Wild |
0 |
| Reintroduced |
0 |
| Hypothetical |
0 |
| Invalid |
0 |
| Erroneously listed |
0 |
| Uncertain status |
0 |
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| Total |
4 |
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