The Ghana worm lizard (Cynisca kraussi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae.

[2] The specific name, kraussi, is in honor of German naturalist Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von Krauss.

There are eight precloacal pores, which are large and round.

[2] C. kraussi is found in southeastern Ghana.

[1][2] The preferred natural habitat of C. kraussi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).