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Glass Lizard

Glass Lizards are found in southeastern Europe, Africa, Asia, the southern and eastern United States and Mexico. They are legless, so they are often mistaken for snakes. In fact, they are also known as snake lizards. But unlike snakes, these reptiles have moveable eyelids, and external ear openings.
Glass lizards are harmless. They may feign death when picked up, and don’t bite when handled. Their lengths vary between 18 to 36 inches.
The lizards get their name from a belief that if you shake a glass lizard it will break into many pieces, just like glass. This is not true. What happens is that, like many other lizards, it drops its tail when alarmed, and the long tail that comprises about two-thirds of its body breaks into several pieces.

The legless lizard is normally found in fairly dry habitats, often on rocky hillsides. It lives on the ground and burrows in loose earth. Its food includes insects, snails and other lizards.
Their ancestors had legs. Today’s glass lizards still have remnants of a hipbone, and the tiny tips of hind legs.
In India, snake lizards are found only in Darjeeling and the Khasi Hills.

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Last updated on :4/15/2005