Geocalamus
{{Short description|Genus of amphisbaenians}}
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| image = Geocalamus modestus.jpg
| image_caption = Geocalamus modestus
| taxon = Geocalamus
| authority = Günther, 1880
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| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = Two, see text.
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Geocalamus is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards. Two species are placed in this genus, both of them endemic to East Africa.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.{{EMBL genus|genus=Geocalamus}} www.reptile-database.org.
- Geocalamus acutus {{small|Sternfeld, 1912}} – wedge-snouted worm lizard (Kenya, Tanzania)
- Geocalamus modestus {{small|Günther, 1880}} – Mpwapwa wedge-snouted worm lizard (Tanzania)
References
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Further reading
{{Wikispecies|Geocalamus}}
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1-130.
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Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
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