Zygaspis nigra

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Zygaspis nigra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertoidea
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Zygaspis
Species:
Z. nigra
Binomial name
Zygaspis nigra
Broadley & Gans, 1969
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Synonyms [2]
  • Zygaspis niger
    Broadley & Gans, 1969
  • Zygaspis nigra
    Broadley & S. Broadley, 1997

Zygaspis nigra is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.

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Geographic range

Z. nigra is found in Angola, Botswana, the Caprivi strip, and Zambia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of Z. nigra is woodland on sandy soil. [3]

Description

A large worm lizard, Z. nigra may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28 cm (11 in). It is colored black and white, with a speckled or marbled appearance. It is more blackish dorsally, and is more whitish ventrally. The snout is rounded. [3]

Reproduction

Z. nigra is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Bauer, A.M.; Baptista, N.; Becker, F.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Zygaspis nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T176248A120630895. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T176248A120630895.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Zygaspis nigra at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 Branch, Bill. (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 PP. ISBN   0-88359-042-5. (Zygaspis nigra, p. 124 + plate 42).

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