# Amphisbaena (lizard)

Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 102 species are placed in this diverse genus.

## Species

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.
* Amphisbaena absaberi (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)
* Amphisbaena acangaoba L. Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa, 2020
* Amphisbaena acrobeles (S. Ribeiro, Castro-Mello & Nogueira, 2009)
* Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758 – red worm lizard, white worm lizard, white-bellied worm lizard
* Amphisbaena albocingulata Boettger, 1885
* Amphisbaena anaemariae Vanzolini, 1997
* Amphisbaena angustifrons Cope, 1861 – South American worm lizard
* Amphisbaena anomala (Barbour, 1914) – Barbour's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena arda Rodrigues, 2003
* Amphisbaena arenaria Vanzolini, 1991
* Amphisbaena arenicola Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019
* Amphisbaena bahiana Vanzolini, 1964
* Amphisbaena bakeri Stejneger, 1904 – Baker's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena barbouri Gans & Alexander, 1962 – Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena bedai (Vanzolini, 1991)
* Amphisbaena bilabialata (Stimson, 1972)
* Amphisbaena bolivica Mertens, 1929
* Amphisbaena borelli Peracca, 1897
* Amphisbaena brasiliana (Gray, 1865) – Brazilian worm lizard
* Amphisbaena brevis Strüssmann & Mott, 2009
* Amphisbaena caeca Cuvier, 1829 – Puerto Rican worm lizard, blind worm lizard
* Amphisbaena caetitensis Almeida, Freitas, M. da Silva, Valverde, Rodrigues, Pires & Mott, 2018
* Amphisbaena caiari Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Neto & Rodrigues, 2014
* Amphisbaena camura Cope, 1862 – crooked worm lizard
* Amphisbaena carlgansi Thomas & Hedges, 1998 – Cuban pink amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena carli Pinna et al., 2010
* Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965 – Carvalho worm lizard
* Amphisbaena caudalis Cochran, 1928 – Cayemite long-tailed amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena cayemite Thomas & Hedges, 2006 – Cayemite short-tailed amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena cegei Montero, Sáfadez & Álvarez, 1997
* Amphisbaena crisae Vanzolini, 1997
* Amphisbaena cubana Gundlach & W. Peters, 1879 – Cuban worm lizard
* Amphisbaena cuiabana (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)
* Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991
* Amphisbaena darwinii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Darwin's ringed worm lizard
* Amphisbaena dubia L. Müller, 1924 – uncertain worm lizard
* Amphisbaena elbakyanae Torres-Ramírez, Angarita-Sierra & Vargas-Ramírez, 2021
* Amphisbaena fenestrata (Cope, 1861) – Cope's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena filiformis S. Ribeiro, Gomes, Rodrigues, H. da Silva, Cintra & N. da Silva, 2016
* Amphisbaena frontalis Vanzolini, 1991
* Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 – black and white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard, spotted worm lizard
* Amphisbaena gonavensis Gans & Alexander, 1962 – Gonâve worm lizard
* Amphisbaena gracilis Strauch, 1881 – slender worm lizard
* Amphisbaena hastata Vanzolini, 1991
* Amphisbaena heathi K. Schmidt, 1936 – Heath's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena hiata Montero & Céspedez, 2002
* Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini, 1950 – Hoge's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Oliveira, Vaz-Silva, A. Santos, Graboski, Teixeira, Dal Vechio & S. Ribeiro, 2018
* Amphisbaena hyporissor Thomas, 1965 – Barahona amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991
* Amphisbaena innocens Weinland, 1862 – innocent worm lizard
* Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833) – King's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena kiriri L. Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa, 2018
* Amphisbaena kraoh (Vanzolini, 1971)
* Amphisbaena leali Thomas & Hedges, 2006 – Pestel amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964 – Urucum worm lizard
* Amphisbaena leucocephala W. Peters, 1878 – white-headed worm lizard
* Amphisbaena littoralis Roberto, Brito & Ávila, 2014
* Amphisbaena longinqua Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Recoder, Cassimiro, de Sena & Rodrigues, 2019
* Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996
* Amphisbaena manni Barbour, 1914 – Mann's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena maranhensis Gomes & Maciel, 2012
* Amphisbaena mebengokre S. Ribeiro, Sá, Santos, Graboski, Zaher, Guedes, S. Andrade & Vaz-Silva, 2019
* Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977
* Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881 – Mertens's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena metallurga Costa, Resende, Teixeira, Dal Vechio & Clemente, 2015
* Amphisbaena miringoera Vanzolini, 1971
* Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923 – Mitchell's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena mongoyo Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Recoder, Cassimiro, de Sena & Rodrigues, 2019
* Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach, 1960 – Munoa worm lizard
* Amphisbaena myersi Hoogmoed, 1988
* Amphisbaena nana Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019
* Amphisbaena neglecta Dunn & Piatt, 1936 – neglected worm lizard
* Amphisbaena nigricauda Gans, 1966 – black-headed worm lizard
* Amphisbaena occidentalis Cope, 1876 – western worm lizard
* Amphisbaena pericensis Noble, 1921 – Perico worm lizard
* Amphisbaena persephone Pinna, Mendonça, Bocchiglieri & Fernandes, 2014
* Amphisbaena plumbea Gray, 1872 – lead worm lizard
* Amphisbaena polygrammica F. Werner, 1900 – Werner's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena pretrei A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Rio Grande worm lizard
* Amphisbaena prunicolor (Cope, 1885) – plum-colored worm lizard
* Amphisbaena ridleyi Boulenger, 1890 – Ridley's worm lizard, Noronha worm lizard
* Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964
* Amphisbaena rozei Lancini, 1963 – Roze's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994
* Amphisbaena saxosa (Castro-Mello, 2003)
* Amphisbaena schmidti Gans, 1964 – Schmidt's worm lizard, Tiburon stout anole, Puerto Rican dusky amphisbaena
* Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger, 1902 – Silvestri's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger, 1907 – Slater's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena slevini K. Schmidt, 1938 – Slevin's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena spurrelli Boulenger, 1915 – Spurrell's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena steindachneri Strauch, 1881
* Amphisbaena stejnegeri Ruthven, 1922 – Stejneger's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena supernumeraria Mott, Rodrigues & E. dos Santos, 2009
* Amphisbaena talisiae Vanzolini, 1995
* Amphisbaena tiaraju Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019
* Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911
* Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini, 1971
* Amphisbaena uroxena Mott et al., 2008
* Amphisbaena vanzolinii Gans, 1963 – Vanzolini's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824 – Wagler's worm lizard
* Amphisbaena xera Thomas, 1966 – dry worm lizard, Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard, North American worm lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.

## Etymology

The specific names carlgansi, carli, and cegei are all in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans (1923–2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians.