Zygaspis kafuensis BROADLEY & BROADLEY, 1997

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Higher Taxa	Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Zygaspis kafuensis BROADLEY & BROADLEY 1997 Zygaspis kafuensis — GANS 2005: 39 Zygaspis kafuensis — PIETERSEN et al. 2021
Distribution	Zambia (Kafue National Park, Chunga Camp) Type locality: Chunga Camp, Kafue National Park, Zambia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMZB UM 30039
Diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species differs from all its congeners in having a short blind sulcus extending forward from the rear edge of the nasal towards the nostril. Like Z. ferox, it shows no fusion of head shields in the temporal region, but it differs from that species in having fewer segments a in a midbody annulus (24-36 vs 34-40) and in its more slender build (SVL/diameter ratio 35-40 vs 27-36, while doliochomenta has 25-33). (BROADLEY & BROADLEY 1997)
Comment
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Broadley, Donald G. & Broadley, Sheila 1997. A revision of the African genus Zygaspis Cope (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia). Syntarsus 4: 1-24 Gans, C. 2005. CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AMPHISBAENIA OF THE WORLD. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 289: 1-130 - get paper here Pietersen, Darren, Verburgt, Luke & Davies, John 2021. Snakes and other reptiles of Zambia and Malawi. Struik Nature / Penguin Random House South Africa, 376 pp., ISBN 9781775847373
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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