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Slow worm
Anguis fragilis
57.1167, 24.2035
Field Notes
Description:
Limbless reptile native to Eurasia.
Notes:
Like many other lizards, slow worms autotomize, meaning that they have the ability to shed their tails in order to escape predators. The tail regrows, but remains smaller.
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Anguis fragilis
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PublishedMarch 21, 2011
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