Cynisca is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus, all of them native to West Africa.
Species Cynisca bifrontalis - French Congo worm lizard Cynisca chirioi Cynisca degrysi - Sierra Leone worm lizard Cynisca feae - ugly worm lizard Cynisca gansi Cynisca haugi - 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
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cynisca.
References "Cynisca ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130.