Loveridgea
# Loveridgea

Loveridgea is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards, even though they are not lizards. Two species are placed in this genus.

## Etymology

The generic name, Loveridgea, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.

The specific name, ionidesii, is in honor of British game warden Constantine John Philip Ionides (1901–1968), who was known as the "Snake Man of British East Africa".

## Species

* Loveridgea ionidesii (Battersby, 1950) - Liwale round-snouted worm lizard
* Loveridgea phylofiniens (Tornier, 1899) - Udjiji worm lizard

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

