探検爬虫類

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

The Common Slowworm is a legless lizard that looks like a snake but is actually a lizard! It has shiny, smooth skin and loves to hide under rocks and in grass.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Common Slowworm is a legless lizard, often brown, grey, or bronze, with smooth, shiny scales. Females may have dark stripes or spots on their sides. Unlike snakes, it possesses movable eyelids and visible ear openings.

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Common Slowworm
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Common Slowworm

カテゴリ

爬虫類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

It's a legless lizard, not a snake, with eyelids that blink!

Slowworms can live for over 50 years, making them very old lizards!

Their skin is so smooth and shiny it looks like polished metal!

They give birth to live young, not eggs, just like mammals!

特殊能力

能力

Tail Escape

Common Slowworm can detach its tail to distract predators, allowing it to slither away to safety.

能力

Underground Navigator

Common Slowworm can burrow through loose soil and leaf litter using its smooth body to find food and shelter.

能力

Live Birth Giver

Common Slowworm has the unique ability to give birth to live young, bypassing the need for eggs.

能力

Ancient Age

Common Slowworm can live for many decades, making it one of the longest-lived lizards on Earth.

サイズと詳細

長さ
30-50 cm
体重
0.05-0.1 kg
寿命
15-30 年
Top Speed
0.8 km/h
一度の産卵数
3-20
抱卵期間
120-150 日

食性と食事

They feast on soft-bodied garden pests like slugs and worms!

主な食物

  • Slugs
  • Earthworms
  • Snails
  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Woodlice

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

A primary food source for slowworms.

eats

Spanish Slug

Arion lusitanicus

Preys on these common garden slugs.

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds of prey and garden birds hunt young slowworms.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

A common predator in its habitat.

eaten by

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Hedgehogs occasionally prey on slowworms.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Common Slowwormの長さは何ですか?

30-50 cm

Common Slowwormの体重は何ですか?

0.05-0.1 kg

Common Slowwormの寿命は何ですか?

15-30 年

Common Slowwormのtop Speedは何ですか?

0.8 km/h

Common Slowwormは何を食べますか?

They feast on soft-bodied garden pests like slugs and worms!

Common Slowwormは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Common Slowwormはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Common Slowwormの一度の産卵数は何ですか?

3-20

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