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Zygaspis nigra

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Taxonavigation

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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
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata
Subordo: Lacertoidea
Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Zygaspis
Species: Zygaspis nigra

Name

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Holotype: NMZB-UM 6698.

Type locality: “Kalabo, Barotse Province, Zambia”.

Combinations

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  • Zygaspis niger Broadley & Gans, 1969: 1 [original combination, incorrect gender agreement]
  • Zygaspis nigraBroadley & Broadley, 1997 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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  • English: Black Round-headed Worm Lizard