Family

Typical Worm Lizards

Amphisbaenidae

18 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyAmphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Amphisbaena fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amphisbaena manni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amphisbaena vermicularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leposternon microcephalum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amphisbaena alba

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amphisbaena bolivica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monopeltis rhodesiana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chirindia swynnertoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amphisbaena kingii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Zygaspis arenicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amphisbaena roberti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monopeltis anchietae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amphisbaena mertensii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amphisbaena spurelli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monopeltis infuscata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monopeltis decosteri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Zygaspis vandami

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chirindia langi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Worm Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Wagler's Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
	Robert's Cercolophia			Insufficient data
2	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			~10%
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
4	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Mann's Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Smallhead Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Red Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	🦎 Bolivian Collared Amphisbaenid			Insufficient data
9	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Swynnerton's Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
11	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	King's Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Red Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
13	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Red Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
14	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Red Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Maputoland Dwarf Worm Lizard			~10%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Red Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
17	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~10%
	Infuscate wedge-snouted amphisbaenian			Insufficient data
	De Coster's Worm-Lizard			Insufficient data
	Van Dam's Round-headed Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
	Lang's Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
19	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
20	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	🦎 Angolan spade-snouted worm lizard			Insufficient data
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Mertens' Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Spurrell's Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
23	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
24	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
25	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Smallhead Worm Lizard			Insufficient data
26	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Red Worm Lizard			Insufficient data