Family Amphisbaenidae
(worm lizards)

Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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  Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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  Craniata (craniates)
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  Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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  Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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  Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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  Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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  Amniota (amniotes)
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  Class Reptilia (reptiles)
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  Diapsida (birds, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and relatives)
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  Lepidosauria (amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes, and tuataras)
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  Order Squamata (amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes)
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  Suborder Scleroglossa (geckos, amphisbaenians, skinks, snakes, and relatives)
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  Suborder Amphisbaenia (worm lizards)
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  Family Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)
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  Genus Amphisbaena
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  Genus Ancylocranium
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  Genus Anops
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  Genus Aulura
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  Genus Baikia
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  Genus Blanus
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  Genus Bronia
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  Genus Cercolophia
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  Genus Chirindia
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  Genus Cynisca
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  Genus Dalophia
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  Genus Geocalamus
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  Genus Leposternon
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  Genus Loveridgea
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  Genus Mesobaena
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  Genus Monopeltis
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  Genus Zygaspis