The family Anniellidae, known as American legless lizards, contains six species in a single genus Anniella: A. pulchra, the California legless lizard, the rare A. geronimensis, Baja California legless lizard, and four more discovered in 2013.
Classification
The following species of Anniella are recognized:
Anniella alexanderae Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Temblor legless lizard
Anniella campi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern Sierra legless lizard
Anniella geronimensis Shaw, 1940 – Baja California legless lizard
Anniella grinnelli Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Bakersfield legless lizard
Anniella pulchra Gray 1852 – California legless lizard
Anniella stebbinsi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern California legless lizard