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Kalahari Round Snouted Worm Lizard

Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Species recognized by wikipedia VI, Botswana Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Namibia Species List, South Africa Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, NCBI, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Recognized by Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862)
Species recognized by GBIF classification and Mozambique Species List
Zygaspis quadrifrons Peters 1862
Recognized by ReptileDB
Amphisbaena ambuellensis
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard 1931
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena capensis Thominot 1887
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis Broadley 1962
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena quadrifrons katangae Witte & Laurent 1942
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Shrevea quadrifrons Vanzolini 1951
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis Loveridge 1941
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena dolichomenta dolichomenta Witte & Laurent 1942
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard 1931
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Amphisbaena capensis Thominot 1887
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Amphisbaena dolichomenta meridionalis Witte & Laurent 1942
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Amphisbaena quadrifrons katangae Witte & Laurent 1942
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Amphisbaena quadrifrons
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and NCBI
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Shrevea quadrifrons
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zygaspis quadrifrons quadrifrons (Peters 1862)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zygaspis dolichomenta
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis (Thominot 1887)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zygaspis quadrifrons dolichomenta
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zygaspis quadrifrons dolichomenta (Witte & Laurent 1942)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard 1931
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard 1931
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Amphisbaena capensis Thominot 1887
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Amphisbaena capensis Thominot 1887
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Amphisbaena capensis Thominot 1887
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters 1862
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis Broadley 1962
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Amphisbaena quadrifrons katangae Witte & Laurent 1942
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Amphisbaena quadrifrons katangae Witte & Laurent 1942
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Shrevea quadrifrons Vanzolini 1951
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis (Thominot 1887)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis Loveridge 1941
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

KalahariRound-snouted Worm Lizard preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB
Kalahari Round-snouted Worm Lizard preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Afrikaans

Kalahari-dwergwurmakkedis preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Arabic

سحلية كالاهاري مستديرة الرأس الدودية preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ naʼashǫ́ʼii bijáád ádiní diłhiłígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Lacertoidea
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis Cope 1885
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta Witte & Laurent 1942
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey 2016
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta Witte & Laurent 1942
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey 2016
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta Witte & Laurent 1942
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey 2016
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta Witte & Laurent 1942
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey 2016
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis Cope 1885
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta Witte & Laurent 1942
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Reptilia
Squamata
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis
Zygaspis quadrifrons (this page)
Zygaspis arenicola
Zygaspis dolichomenta
Zygaspis ferox
Zygaspis kafuensis
Zygaspis maraisi
Zygaspis nigra
Zygaspis vandami
Zygaspis violacea

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae Gray 1865
Zygaspis Cope 1885
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta (de Witte & Laurent 1942)
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey 2016
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters 1862) (this page)
Amphisbaena absaberi (Strüssmann & Carvalho 2001)
Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus 1758
Amphisbaena anaemariae Vanzolini 1997
Amphisbaena crisae Vanzolini 1997
Amphisbaena darwini Duméril & Bibron 1839
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus 1758
Amphisbaena gracilis Strauch 1881
Amphisbaena hyporissor Thomas 1965
Amphisbaena kingii (Bell 1833)
Amphisbaena leeseri Gans 1964
Amphisbaena leucocephala Peters 1878
Amphisbaena littoralis Roberto, Brito & Ávila 2014
Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini 1996
Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch 1881
Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach 1960
Amphisbaena neglecta Dunn & Piatt 1936
Amphisbaena pericensis Noble 1921
Amphisbaena polygrammica Werner 1900
Amphisbaena pretrei Duméril & Bibron 1839
Amphisbaena prunicolor (Cope 1885)
Amphisbaena ridleyi Boulenger 1890
Amphisbaena roberti Gans 1964
Amphisbaena schmidti Gans 1964
Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger 1902
Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger 1907
Amphisbaena slevini Schmidt 1936
Amphisbaena steindachneri Strauch 1881
Amphisbaena trachura Cope 1885
Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini 1971
Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler 1824
Ancylocranium barkeri Loveridge 1946
Ancylocranium ionidesi Loveridge 1955
Ancylocranium somalicum (Scortecci 1930)
Baikia africana Gray 1845
Blanus cinereus (Vandelli 1797)
Blanus mettetali Bons 1963
Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga 1884)
Blanus tingitanus Busack 1988
Chirindia ewerbecki Werner 1910
Chirindia mpwapwaensis (Loveridge 1932)
Chirindia rondoensis (Loveridge 1941)
Chirindia swynnertoni Boulenger 1907
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
Cynisca leonina (Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca muelleri (Strauch 1881)
Cynisca nigeriensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca oligopholis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca rouxae Hahn 1979
Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld 1912)
Cynisca senegalensis Gans 1987
Cynisca williamsi Gans 1987
Dalophia angolensis Gans 1976
Dalophia ellenbergeri (Angel 1920)
Dalophia gigantea (Peracca 1903)
Dalophia longicauda (Werner 1915)
Dalophia luluae (De Witte & Laurent 1942)
Dalophia pistillum (Boettger 1895)
Geocalamus acutus Sternfeld 1912
Geocalamus modestus Günther 1880
Leposternon microcephalum Wagler 1824
Leposternon polystegum (Duméril 1851)
Leposternon scutigerum (Hemprich 1820)
Loveridgea ionidesii (Battersby 1950)
Loveridgea phylofiniens (Tornier 1899)
Mesobaena rhachicephala Hoogmoed, Pinto, Da Rocha & Pereira 2009
Monopeltis adercae De Witte 1953
Monopeltis anchietae (Bocage 1873)
Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger 1910
Monopeltis galeata (Hallowell 1852)
Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger 1885
Monopeltis infuscata Broadley 1997
Monopeltis jugularis Peters 1880
Monopeltis kabindae De Witte & Laurent 1942
Monopeltis leonhardi Werner 1910
Monopeltis luandae Gans 1976
Monopeltis mauricei Parker 1935
Monopeltis perplexus Gans 1976
Monopeltis remaclei De Witte 1933
Monopeltis rhodesiana Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976
Monopeltis scalper (Günther 1876)
Monopeltis schoutedeni De Witte 1933
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Peters 1879
Monopeltis vanderysti De Witte 1922
Monopeltis welwitschii (Gray 1865)
Monopeltis zambezensis Gans & Broadley 1974
Zygaspis arenicola Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis ferox Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley 1997
Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey 2016
Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans 1969
Zygaspis vandami (Fitz Simons 1930)
Zygaspis violacea (Peters 1854)
39 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Laterata
Lacertibaenia
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis
Zygaspis quadrifrons (this page)
Zygaspis maraisi
Zygaspis nigra
Zygaspis vandami

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Lacertoidea
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis
Zygaspis quadrifrons (this page)
Zygaspis dolichomenta
Zygaspis ferox
Zygaspis kafuensis
Zygaspis maraisi
Zygaspis nigra
Zygaspis vandami
Zygaspis violacea
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