Zygaspis nigra

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

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Zygaspis
Species: Zygaspis nigra

Name

• Zygaspis nigra Broadley & Gans, 1969: 1

Holotype: NMZB-UM 6698.

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

Combinations

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

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. & Gans, C. 1969. A new species of Zygaspis (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia) from Zambia and Angola. Arnoldia 4(25): 1–4. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., Reyes, F., Kudera, J. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Zygaspis nigra. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Black Round-headed Worm Lizard