Zarudny's worm lizard

Zarudny's worm lizard
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Trogonophidae
Genus: Diplometopon
Nikolsky, 1907
Species:
D. zarudnyi
Binomial name
Diplometopon zarudnyi
Nikolsky, 1907
Synonyms
  • Diplometopon zarudnyi
    Nikolsky, 1907
  • Pachycalamus zarudnyi
    Boulenger, 1920
  • Diplometopon zarudnyi
    Haas, 1957
  • Diplometopon shueaibi
    Niazi, 1979
  • Diplometopon zarudnyi
    Gans, 2005

Zarudny's worm lizard (Diplometopon zarudnyi) is a species of amphisbaenian reptile in the family Trogonophidae. The species is monotypic within the genus Diplometopon. The species is native to the Middle East.