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- Glass_lizard abstract "The glass lizards or glass snakes, are a genus, Ophisaurus (from the Greek 'snake-lizard'), of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. Although most species have no legs, their head shapes, movable eyelids, and external ear openings identify them as lizards. A few species have very small, stub-like legs near their rear vents. These are vestigial organs, meaning they have evolved and are no longer in use. These animals are also known as jointed snakes. They reach lengths of up to 4 ft (1.2 m), but about two-thirds of this is the tail. Glass lizards feed on insects, spiders, other small reptiles, and young rodents. Their diets are limited by their inability to unhinge their jaws. Some glass lizards give birth to live young but most lay eggs.Their common name is because they are easily broken; like many lizards, they have the ability to deter predation by dropping off part of the tail which can break into several pieces, like glass. The tail remains mobile, distracting the predator, while the lizard becomes motionless, allowing eventual escape. This serious loss of body mass requires a considerable effort to replace, and can take up to years to do so. Despite this ability, the new tail is usually smaller in size than the original.The greatest number of species in the genus are native to Asia, from India to China and the Indonesian islands. At least one species, the Moroccan Glass Lizard, comes from North Africa, and several species live in the Southeastern United States including the barrier islands off the Atlantic Coast of Florida. They are also found in abundant numbers in eastern North Carolina as far as 40 miles from Atlantic Ocean.".
- Glass_lizard class Reptile.
- Glass_lizard family Anguidae.
- Glass_lizard family Anguinae.
- Glass_lizard kingdom Animal.
- Glass_lizard order Lizard.
- Glass_lizard order Squamata.
- Glass_lizard phylum Chordate.
- Glass_lizard thumbnail Easternglass_lizard.JPG?width=300.
- Glass_lizard wikiPageExternalLink lizards-of-glass.html.
- Glass_lizard wikiPageID "347835".
- Glass_lizard wikiPageRevisionID "580652326".
- Glass_lizard classis Reptile.
- Glass_lizard familia Anguidae.
- Glass_lizard genus "Ophisaurus".
- Glass_lizard genusAuthority "Daudin, 1803".
- Glass_lizard hasPhotoCollection Glass_lizard.
- Glass_lizard imageCaption Ophisaurus_ventralis.
- Glass_lizard imageWidth "240".
- Glass_lizard name "Glass lizard".
- Glass_lizard ordo Squamata.
- Glass_lizard phylum Chordate.
- Glass_lizard regnum "Animalia".
- Glass_lizard subdivision "16".
- Glass_lizard subdivisionRanks "Species".
- Glass_lizard subfamilia Anguinae.
- Glass_lizard subordo Lizard.
- Glass_lizard subject Category:Anguids.
- Glass_lizard type Animal.
- Glass_lizard type Eukaryote.
- Glass_lizard type Reptile.
- Glass_lizard type Species.
- Glass_lizard type Animal.
- Glass_lizard type BiologicalLivingObject.
- Glass_lizard type EukaryoticCell.
- Glass_lizard type Reptile.
- Glass_lizard type Organism.
- Glass_lizard comment "The glass lizards or glass snakes, are a genus, Ophisaurus (from the Greek 'snake-lizard'), of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. Although most species have no legs, their head shapes, movable eyelids, and external ear openings identify them as lizards. A few species have very small, stub-like legs near their rear vents. These are vestigial organs, meaning they have evolved and are no longer in use. These animals are also known as jointed snakes.".
- Glass_lizard label "Glass lizard".
- Glass_lizard label "Glasschleichen".
- Glass_lizard label "Ophisaurus".
- Glass_lizard label "Ophisaurus".
- Glass_lizard label "Ophisaurus".
- Glass_lizard label "Ophisaurus".
- Glass_lizard sameAs Glasschleichen.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Ophisaurus.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Ophisaurus.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Ophisaurus.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Ophisaurus.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Ophisaurus.
- Glass_lizard sameAs m.01yxjp.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Q1518954.
- Glass_lizard sameAs Q1518954.
- Glass_lizard wasDerivedFrom Glass_lizard?oldid=580652326.
- Glass_lizard depiction Easternglass_lizard.JPG.
- Glass_lizard isPrimaryTopicOf Glass_lizard.
- Glass_lizard name "Glass lizard".