Cynisca

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Infraordo: Lacertibaenia
Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Cynisca
Species: C. bifrontalis – C. degrysi – C. feae – C. gansi – C. haughi – C. kigomensis – C. kraussi – C. leonina – C. leucura – C. liberiensis – C. muelleri – C. nigeriensis – C. oligopholis – C. rouxae – C. schaeferi – C. senegalensis – C. williamsi
Name

Cynisca Gray, 1844
References

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cynisca. [accessed on 2 July 2020]

Cynisca is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus.
Species

Cynisca bifrontalis (Boulenger, 1906) - French Congo worm lizard
Cynisca chirioi J.-F. Trape, Mané & Baldé, 2014
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941) - Sierra Leone worm lizard
Cynisca feae (Boulenger, 1906) - ugly worm lizard
Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968
Cynisca haugi (Mocquard, 1904) - Haug's worm lizard
Cynisca ivoirensis Trape & Mané, 2014
Cynisca kigomensis Dunger, 1968
Cynisca kraussi (W. Peters, 1878) - Ghana worm lizard
Cynisca leonina (F. Müller, 1885) - Los Archipelago worm lizard
Cynisca leucura (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) - coast worm lizard
Cynisca liberiensis (Boulenger, 1878) - Liberia worm lizard
Cynisca manei J.-F. Trape, 2014
Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881)
Cynisca nigeriensis Dunger, 1968
Cynisca oligopholis (Boulenger, 1906) - Cassine River worm lizard
Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979
Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912) - Cameroon worm lizard
Cynisca senegalensis Gans, 1987
Cynisca williamsi Gans, 1987

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.