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Western Slender Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus attenuatus

Photo by BrianEdmond
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Glass lizards are legless but they are not snakes! They have functioning eyelids and external ear openings, both of which are lacking in all snakes.

Habitat:

Open woodland / pasture mix.

Notes:

This hatchling was found alive on a paved blacktop county road.

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Comments (3)
KarenL
Congratulations Brian, this fascinating legless lizard is featured in the Project Noah blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/29412656676/species-spotlight-lively-lizards
Scott Frazier
Welcome to Project Noah! (from a fellow Missourian...)

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PublishedOctober 31, 2011

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