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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, probably in S Mali (Joger & Lambert 1996)
Type locality: ˜˜La côte de Guinée.
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Coast worm lizard

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The coast worm lizard (Cynisca leucura) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in western Africa.[1] The coast worm lizard is a relatively small round-headed amphisbaenid, roughly about 250mm in snout-vent length.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cynisca at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ Hipsley, Christy A.; Rentinck, Marc-Nicolas; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Müller, Johannes (September 2016). "Ontogenetic allometry constrains cranial shape of the head-first burrowing worm lizard Cynisca leucura (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae): Cynisca leucura CRANIAL ONTOGENY". Journal of Morphology. 277 (9): 1159–1167. doi:10.1002/jmor.20564. hdl:11343/291337. PMID 27216290. S2CID 25125810.
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Coast worm lizard: Brief Summary

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The coast worm lizard (Cynisca leucura) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in western Africa. The coast worm lizard is a relatively small round-headed amphisbaenid, roughly about 250mm in snout-vent length.

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