| Status: | Species: | Common Name: | Last Update: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offline | Amphisbaena absaberi | Amphisbaena absaberi | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena acangaoba | Helmeted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena acrobeles | Amphisbaena acrobeles | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena alba | Red Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena albocingulata | White-ringed Amphisbaenid | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena anaemariae | Serra Da Mesa Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena angustifrons | South American Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena anomala | Barbour's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena arda | Amphisbaena arda | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena arenaria | Amphisbaena arenaria | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena arenicola | Amphisbaena arenicola | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena bahiana | Amphisbaena bahiana | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena bakeri | Baker's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena barbouri | Cuban Many-ringed Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena bedai | Amphisbaena bedai | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena bilabialata | Amphisbaena bilabialata | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena bolivica | Bolivian Collared Amphisbaenid | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena borelli | Amphisbaena borelli | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena brasiliana | Brazilian Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena brevis | Amphisbaena brevis | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena caeca | Blind Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena caetitensis | Amphisbaena caetitensis | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena caiari | Amphisbaena caiari | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena camura | Crooked Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena carlgansi | Cuban Pink Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena carli | Amphisbaena carli | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena carvalhoi | Carvalho Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena caudalis | Cayemite Long-tailed Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena cayemite | Cayemite Short-tailed Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena cegei | Amphisbaena cegei | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena crisae | Amphisbaena crisae | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena cubana | Cuban Many-ringed Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena cuiabana | Amphisbaena cuiabana | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena cunhai | Amphisbaena cunhai | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena darwinii | Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena dubia | Uncertain Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena fenestrata | Cope's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena filiformis | Amphisbaena filiformis | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena frontalis | Amphisbaena frontalis | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena fuliginosa | Black-and-white Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena gonavensis | Barahona Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena gracilis | Slender Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena hastata | Amphisbaena hastata | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena heathi | Heath's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena hiata | Amphisbaena hiata | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena hogei | Hoge's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena hoogmoedi | Amphisbaena hoogmoedi | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena hyporissor | Barahona Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena ibijara | Amphisbaena ibijara | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena ignatiana | Amphisbaena ignatiana | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena innocens | Innocent Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena kingii | King's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena kiriri | Amphisbaena kiriri | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena kraoh | Amphisbaena kraoh | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena leali | Pestel Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena leeseri | Urucum Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena leucocephala | Whiteheaded Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena littoralis | Amphisbaena littoralis | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena longinqua | Amphisbaena longinqua | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena lumbricalis | Carvalho Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena manni | Mann's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena maranhensis | Maranhão Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena mebengokre | Amphisbaena mebengokre | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena medemi | Amphisbaena medemi | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena mertensii | Mertens' Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena metallurga | Amphisbaena metallurga | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena miringoera | Amphisbaena miringoera | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena mitchelli | Mitchell's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena mongoyo | Amphisbaena mongoyo | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena munoai | Munoa Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena myersi | Amphisbaena myersi | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena nana | Amphisbaena nana | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena neglecta | Neglected Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena nigricauda | Black-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena occidentalis | Townsend's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena pericensis | Perico Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena persephone | Amphisbaena persephone | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena plumbea | Lead Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena polygrammica | Werner's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena pretrei | Rio Grande Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena prunicolor | Plum-colored Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena ridleyi | Noronha Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena roberti | Robert's Cercolophia | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena rozei | Roze's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena sanctaeritae | Amphisbaena sanctaeritae | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena saxosa | Amphisbaena saxosa | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena schmidti | Puerto Rican Dusky Amphisbaena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena silvestrii | Silvestri's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena slateri | Slater's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena slevini | Slevin's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena spurrelli | Spirrelli's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena steindachneri | Steindachner's Cercolophia | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena stejnegeri | Stejneger's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena supernumeraria | Amphisbaena supernumeraria | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena talisiae | Amphisbaena talisiae | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena tiaraju | Amphisbaena tiaraju | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena townsendi | Townsend's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena tragorrhectes | Amphisbaena tragorrhectes | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena uroxena | Amphisbaena uroxena | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena vanzolinii | Vanzolini's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena vermicularis | Wagler's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Amphisbaena xera | Dry Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Ancylocranium barkeri | Lindi Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Ancylocranium ionidesi | Kilwa Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Ancylocranium somalicum | Somali Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Baikia africana | West African Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Online | Bipes biporus | Two-Legged Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Online | Blanus cinereus | Gray Burrowing Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Chirindia ewerbecki | Mbanja Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Chirindia langi | Lang's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Chirindia mpwapwaensis | Mpwapwa Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Chirindia rondoensis | Nchingidi Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Chirindia swynnertoni | Swynnerton's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca bifrontalis | Omboué Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca chirioi | Cynisca chirioi | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca degrysi | Sierra Leone Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca feae | Fea's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca gansi | Cynisca gansi | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca haugi | Haug's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca ivoirensis | Cynisca ivoirensis | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca kigomensis | Cynisca kigomensis | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca kraussi | Ghana Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca leonina | Los Archipelago Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca leucura | Coast Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca liberiensis | Liberia Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca manei | Cynisca manei | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca muelleri | Cynisca muelleri | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca nigeriensis | Cynisca nigeriensis | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca oligopholis | Cassine River Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca rouxae | Cynisca rouxae | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca schaeferi | Cameroon Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca senegalensis | Cynisca senegalensis | ----- |
| Offline | Cynisca williamsi | Cynisca williamsi | ----- |
| Offline | Dalophia angolensis | Dalophia angolensis | ----- |
| Offline | Dalophia ellenbergeri | Dalophia ellenbergeri | ----- |
| Offline | Dalophia gigantea | Dalophia gigantea | ----- |
| Offline | Dalophia longicauda | Dalophia longicauda | ----- |
| Offline | Dalophia luluae | Dalophia luluae | ----- |
| Offline | Dalophia pistillum | Horntail Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Geocalamus acutus | Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Geocalamus modestus | Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon bagual | Leposternon bagual | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon cerradensis | Leposternon cerradensis | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon infraorbitale | Berthold's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon kisteumacheri | Leposternon kisteumacheri | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon maximus | Leposternon maximus | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon microcephalum | Smallhead Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon mineiro | Leposternon mineiro | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon octostegum | Dumeril's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon polystegum | Bahia Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon scutigerum | Shielded Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Leposternon wuchereri | Wucherer's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Loveridgea ionidesii | Liwale Round-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Loveridgea phylofiniens | Udjiji Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Mesobaena huebneri | Inirida Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Mesobaena rhachicephala | Pink Lead Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis adercae | Lualaba Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis anchietae | Angolan Spade-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis capensis | Cape Wedgesnouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis decosteri | De Coster's Spade-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis galeata | Helmeted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis guentheri | Western Congo Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis infuscata | Infuscate Wedge-snouted Amphisbaenian | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis jugularis | Gaboon Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis kabindae | Kabinda Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis leonhardi | Kalahari Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis luandae | Monopeltis luandae | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis perplexus | Monopeltis perplexus | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis remaclei | Witte's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis rhodesiana | Monopeltis rhodesiana | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis scalper | Carved Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis schoutedeni | Middle Congo Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis sphenorhynchus | Maurice's Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis vanderysti | Vanderyst Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis welwitschii | Monopeltis welwitschii | ----- |
| Offline | Monopeltis zambezensis | Monopeltis zambezensis | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis dolichomenta | Congolese Round-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis ferox | Ferocious Round-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis kafuensis | Kafue Round-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis maraisi | Marais's Round-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis nigra | Black Round-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis quadrifrons | Kalahari Round-snouted Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis vandami | Maputoland Dwarf Worm Lizard | ----- |
| Offline | Zygaspis violacea | Van Dam's Round-headed Worm Lizard | ----- |
The Family Amphisbaenidae consists of limbless, burrowing reptiles commonly known as worm lizards. They have elongated, cylindrical bodies covered with rings of scales that give them a segmented, earthworm-like appearance. Adapted for a fossorial lifestyle, they possess strong, shovel-shaped or spade-like skulls for digging, and most species have reduced or vestigial eyes since vision is less important underground. Amphisbaenids are carnivorous, feeding mainly on insects, small invertebrates, and occasionally vertebrates. Distributed across parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, they play a role in soil ecosystems by aerating soil and controlling invertebrate populations.