Family

Typical Worm Lizards

Amphisbaenidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

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

Species in this group

Amphisbaena fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zygaspis arenicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~20%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~30%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Worm Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 57 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~20%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			~20%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Maputoland Dwarf Worm Lizard			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~30%
	Black-and-white Worm Lizard			~30%

Typical Worm Lizards

Species in this group

Black-and-white Worm Lizard

Maputoland Dwarf Worm Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Worm Lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked