Species

Zygaspis violacea

Zygaspis violacea · described by (PETERS 1854)

Zygaspis quadrifrons, a close relative of Zygaspis violacea — Pictured: Zygaspis quadrifrons, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Kerstin Engelking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Zygaspis violacea
First described: (PETERS 1854)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Zygaspis

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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