Cynisca is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus, all of them native to West Africa.
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| Worm Lizard | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Cynisca A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 |
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Species
edit- Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger, 1906) - French Congo worm lizard
- Cynisca chirioi J.-F. Trape, Mané & Baldé, 2014
- Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941) - Sierra Leone worm lizard
- Cynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906) - ugly worm lizard
- Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968
- Cynisca haugi (Mocquard, 1904) - Haug's worm lizard
- Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané, 2014
- Cynisca kigomensis Dunger, 1968
- Cynisca kraussi (W. Peters, 1878) - Ghana worm lizard
- Cynisca leonina (F. Müller, 1885) - Los Archipelago worm lizard
- Cynisca leucura (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) - coast worm lizard
- Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger, 1878) - Liberia worm lizard
- Cynisca manei J.-F. Trape, 2014
- Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881)
- Cynisca nigeriensis Dunger, 1968
- Cynisca oligopholis (Boulenger, 1906) - Cassine River worm lizard
- Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979
- Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912) - Cameroon worm lizard
- Cynisca senegalensis Gans, 1987
- Cynisca williamsi Gans, 1987
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cynisca.
References
edit- "Cynisca ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Cynisca.
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130.