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in the

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, commonly known as worm lizards. 20

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are placed in this genus, all of them native to

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Species

*'' Cynisca bifrontalis'' - French Congo worm lizard *'' Cynisca chirioi'' *'' Cynisca degrysi'' - Sierra Leone worm lizard *'' Cynisca feae'' - ugly worm lizard *'' Cynisca gansi'' *''

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'' - Haug's worm lizard *'' Cynisca ivoirensis'' *'' Cynisca kigomensis'' *'' Cynisca kraussi'' - Ghana worm lizard *'' Cynisca leonina'' - Los Archipelago worm lizard *'' Cynisca leucura'' - coast worm lizard *'' Cynisca liberiensis'' - Liberia worm lizard *'' Cynisca manei'' *'' Cynisca muelleri'' *'' Cynisca nigeriensis'' *'' Cynisca oligopholis'' - Cassine River worm lizard *'' Cynisca rouxae'' *'' Cynisca schaeferi'' - Cameroon worm lizard *'' Cynisca senegalensis'' *'' Cynisca williamsi'' ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Cynisca''.

References

* "''Cynisca'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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