South American Worm Lizards

Ophiodes is a genus of South American legless lizards in the family Diploglossidae.^[1]

Species

Ophiodes contains 6 species:^[1]

• Ophiodes enso Entiauspe-Neto, Marques Quintela, Regnet, Teixeira, Silveira, & Loebmann, 2017
• Ophiodes fragilis (Raddi, 1820) — fragile worm lizard
• Ophiodes intermedius Boulenger, 1894
• Ophiodes luciae Cacciali & Scott, 2015 — Lucy’s worm lizard
• Ophiodes striatus (Spix, 1824) — striped worm lizard
• Ophiodes vertebralis Bocourt, 1881 — jointed worm lizard

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