Dalophia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
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: Dalophia
Species (7): D. angolensis – D. ellenbergeri – D. gigantea – D. longicauda – D. luluae – D. pistillum – D. welwitschii
Name

Dalophia Gray, 1865: 454

Type species: Dalophia welwitschii Gray, 1865, by monotypy.
References
Additional references

Broadley, D.G., Gans, C. & Visser, J. 1976. Studies on Amphisbaenians. (6). The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 157(5): 311–486. hdl: 2246/559 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Dalophia . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 Ocotober 2018.

Dalophia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Seven species are placed in this genus.[1]
Species

There are seven recognized species:[1]

Dalophia angolensis Gans, 1976
Dalophia ellenbergeri (Angel, 1920)
Dalophia gigantea (Peracca, 1903)
Dalophia longicauda (F. Werner, 1915)
Dalophia luluae (de Witte & Laurent, 1942)
Dalophia pistillum (Boettger, 1895) - pestle-tailed worm lizard
Dalophia welwitschii (Gray, 1865)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dalophia.
References

Dalophia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 September 2018.