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European Glass Lizard

Pseudopus apodus

The European Glass Lizard is a unique lizard that looks like a snake! It has a long, smooth body and can be found basking in the sun. Unlike most lizards, it has no legs, making it special and fun to see.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The European Glass Lizard is a legless lizard, often mistaken for a snake, with a sturdy, elongated body. It has a distinctive groove along its sides and a coloration ranging from olive-brown to grey, sometimes with darker markings. Unlike snakes, it possesses eyelids and external ear openings.

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European Glass Lizard
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European Glass Lizard

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite looking like a snake, this lizard has eyelids and can blink!

Its scales are reinforced, making it surprisingly tough and armored against bumps!

These tough lizards can live for decades, even longer than many pets!

They are one of the largest legless lizards in the entire world!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Breaker

European Glass Lizard can shed its tail to distract predators, allowing it to escape harm.

Fähigkeit

Snake Disguise

European Glass Lizard has a long, legless body that helps it mimic a snake, deterring some predators.

Fähigkeit

Dirt Diver

European Glass Lizard can burrow into loose soil and vegetation, hiding from threats and finding shelter.

Maße und Details

Länge
60-120 cm
Gewicht
0.5-2.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-30 Jahre
Top Speed
8 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-10
Brutzeit
45-60 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This lizard is a skilled hunter, munching on insects, snails, and small rodents!

Hauptnahrung

  • snails
  • slugs
  • insects
  • small rodents
  • bird eggs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Hunted by birds of prey from above.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

A meal for cunning foxes that patrol its habitat.

eats

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Crushes hard snail shells with powerful jaws.

eats

Field Cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

An active hunter of various ground-dwelling insects.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a lizard, watch it from a distance and don't touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von European Glass Lizard?

60-120 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von European Glass Lizard?

0.5-2.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von European Glass Lizard?

20-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von European Glass Lizard?

8 km/h

Was frisst European Glass Lizard?

This lizard is a skilled hunter, munching on insects, snails, and small rodents!

Wo findet man European Glass Lizard normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt European Glass Lizard?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von European Glass Lizard?

6-10

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