| Zygaspis kafuensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Zygaspis |
| Species: | Z. kafuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zygaspis kafuensis Broadley & Broadley, 1997 | |
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