Diplometopon

Diplometopon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Amphisbaenia
Family: Trogonophidae
Genus: Diplometopon
Species: D. zarudnyi
Binomial name
Diplometopon zarudnyi
Nikolskii, 1907[1]

Diplometopon zarudnyi, also called Zarudny's worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian reptile in the Trogonophidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Diplometopon. This species is found on the Arabian peninsula.

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