Cynisca degrysi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Lacertoidea Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Cynisca
Species: Cynisca degrysi

Name

Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941)

• Holotype: ZMUH R.K. 1070-E.K. 13179, collected by Dr. H. Ulex in 1888.
• Type locality: “Lagos, Sierra Leone”.

Combinations

• Placogaster degrysi Loveridge, 1941: 400 [original combination]
• Cynisca degrysi — Laurent, 1947 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1941. Revision of the African lizards of the family Amphisbaenidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 87: 353–451. BHL

Links

• Chirio, L. 2013. IUCN: Cynisca degrysi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203807A2771563. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203807A2771563.en. Accessed on 21 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Sierra Leone Worm Lizard