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Ghana Worm Lizard
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cynisca kraussi
Species recognized by
wikipedia VI
,
Benin Species List
,
Ghana Species List
,
wikipedia EU
,
NCBI
, and
Wildfinder (WWF)
Cynisca kraussi
Recognized by
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Cynisca kraussi
(Peters 1878)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
GBIF classification
Cynisca kraussi
Peters 1878
Recognized by
ReptileDB
Cynisca kraussi
Species recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
,
wikipedia FR
, and
wikipedia EN
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
Species recognized by
IUCN
,
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
, and
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Alternative Names
Amphisbaena kraussi Peters 1878
Not accepted according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cynisca kausi Measey & Tolley 2013
Not accepted according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Amphisbaena kraussi
Synonym according to
NCBI
Amphisbaena kraussi
Peters 1878
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
ReptileDB
Cynisca kausi
Measey & Tolley 2013
Synonym according to
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cynisca kraussi
Synonym according to
ReptileDB
,
ReptileDB
, and
ReptileDB
Amphisbaena kraussi Peters 1878
Invalid according to
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Amphisbaena kraussi Peters 1878
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Amphisbaena kraussi Peters 1878
Synonym according to
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cynisca kausi Measey & Tolley 2013
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Common Names
English
Ghana Worm Lizard
preferred
Recognized by
ReptileDB
Curated hierarchies for Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
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
Cynisca
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca leonina (Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca manei Trape 2014
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
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Cynisca
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca leonina (Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca manei Trape 2014
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
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Lacertoidea
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae
Cynisca
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca leonina (Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca manei Trape 2014
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
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Lacertoidea
Amphisbaenidae
Cynisca
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca leonina (Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca manei Trape 2014
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
GBIF classification
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Cynisca Gray 1844
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca leonina (Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca manei Trape 2014
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
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae Gray 1865
Cynisca Gray 1844
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca chirioi Trape, Mané & Baldé 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge 1941)
Cynisca feae (Boulenger 1906)
Cynisca gansi Dunger 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard 1904)
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger 1968
Cynisca leonina (F. Müller 1885)
Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron 1839)
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger 1878)
Cynisca manei Trape 2014
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
IUCN
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Cynisca kraussi (Peters 1878)
(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 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 quadrifrons (Peters 1862)
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
Cynisca
Cynisca kraussi
(this page)
Cynisca leucura
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
Cynisca
Cynisca kraussi
(this page)
Cynisca bifrontalis
Cynisca chirioi
Cynisca degrysi
Cynisca feae
Cynisca gansi
Cynisca haugi
Cynisca ivoirensis
Cynisca kigomensis
Cynisca leonina
Cynisca leucura
Cynisca liberiensis
Cynisca manei
Cynisca muelleri
Cynisca nigeriensis
Cynisca oligopholis
Cynisca rouxae
Cynisca schaeferi
Cynisca senegalensis
Cynisca williamsi
