Zygaspis nigra Broadley and Gans, 1969

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 30

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scientific name	Zygaspis nigra Broadley and Gans, 1969
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Zygaspis nigra Broadley and Gans, 1969 View in CoL

Black Round-headed Worm Lizard

Material: TM 86209

Photograph: VMUS 158938

This small fossorial species was collected with Z. quadrifrons in Baikiaea woodland at the airstrip. Known from Zambia, Angola, and northern Namibia, with most Zambian specimens collected at Kalabo, the type locality, with a subsequent record from Ndau School (ca. 25 km south-west of Mongu on the western side of the Zambezi River; Broadley 2000a). The new record partially fills the gap between the Ndau School, eastern Angola and Namibia records .