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Northern Legless Lizard

Anniella pulchra

The Northern Legless Lizard is a special lizard that doesn't have legs! It has a shiny, smooth body and loves to burrow in the sand. This lizard is great at hiding and can be found in sunny places.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The Northern Legless Lizard has a slender, worm-like body covered in smooth, shiny scales, often golden-brown or silvery-grey. It completely lacks limbs, appearing similar to a snake, but possesses tiny eyelids and ear openings that snakes do not.

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Northern Legless Lizard
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Northern Legless Lizard

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It has eyelids and can blink, unlike most snakes!

Legless lizards "swim" through loose sand with impressive ease!

These lizards can live for over a decade in the wild.

They use their strong, shovel-like snout for digging tunnels.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Detach

Northern Legless Lizard can drop its wiggling tail to confuse predators, allowing the lizard to escape safely.

Fähigkeit

Live Baby Maker

Northern Legless Lizard gives birth to live young, which helps protect its babies from harsh environmental conditions.

Fähigkeit

Hidden Thermostat

Northern Legless Lizard can warm up by staying just under the sand surface, helping it control its body temperature.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-20 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-4

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny hunters, they feast on small insects and their larvae found hiding underground in the soil.

Hauptnahrung

  • beetle larvae
  • termites
  • ants
  • spiders
  • isopods

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

A common snake predator in its native California habitat.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hunts from above in open areas where the lizard might surface.

hunts

Western Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes hesperus

A primary food source, often found within its underground tunnels.

hunts

California Harvester Ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

Eats these ants found while foraging under rocks and soil.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Northern Legless Lizard?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Northern Legless Lizard?

0.005-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Legless Lizard?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Northern Legless Lizard?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Northern Legless Lizard?

Tiny hunters, they feast on small insects and their larvae found hiding underground in the soil.

Wo findet man Northern Legless Lizard normalerweise?

Desert

Wie jagt Northern Legless Lizard?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Northern Legless Lizard?

1-4

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