Zygaspis violacea (PETERS, 1854)
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Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Amphisbaena violacea PETERS 1854: 620 Amphisbaena violacea — LOVERIDGE 1941 Amphisbaena violacea — LAURENT 1947 Amphisbaena violacea — VANZOLINI 1953 Zygaspis violacea — BROADLEY & GANS 1978 Zygaspis longicauda BROADLEY 1990 Zygaspis violacea — BAUER et al. 1995: 68 Zygaspis violacea — GANS 2005: 40 |
Distribution | S coastal Mozambique (fide BROADLEY & BROADLEY 1997) Type locality: “Inhambane, Lourenzo-Marques” [= Maputo, Mozambique]. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: ZMB 4814A (now 50222), 4814, 50221, 9420, 9421 |
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Comment | Zygaspis vandami has been considered as a synonym of Z. violacea. |
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