Zygaspis maraisi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Zygaspis
Species: Zygaspis maraisi

Name

• Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey, 2016: 117

Holotype: NMZB 18009, collected by Johan Marais on 24 November 2013.

Type locality: “Pioneer Camp, Afungi Peninsula, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, 10°50′17” S, 40°30′53” E, and elevation 17 m”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G.† & Measey, G.J. 2016. A new species of Zygaspis (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from north-eastern Mozambique. African Journal of Herpetology 65(2): 115–122. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2016.1183717 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Zygaspis maraisi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.