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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.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Tail Breaker

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

Habilidad

Snake Disguise

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

Habilidad

Dirt Diver

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
60-120 cm
Peso
0.5-2.5 kg
Esperanza de vida
20-30 años
Top Speed
8 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
6-10
Incubación
45-60 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de European Glass Lizard?

60-120 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de European Glass Lizard?

0.5-2.5 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de European Glass Lizard?

20-30 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de European Glass Lizard?

8 km/h

¿Qué come European Glass Lizard?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente European Glass Lizard?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza European Glass Lizard?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la puesta de European Glass Lizard?

6-10

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