This is the western Slender Glass Lizard..absolutely incredible! Im not sure if they get their common name from how smooth their scales are or how easily their tail breaks off into pieces.
Eastern glass lizards are not snakes; they are lizards. A common mistake in Florida, believing these lizards are snakes.
~ janson jones,
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The glass lizards or glass snakes, genus Ophisaurus, (from the Greek 'snake-lizard') are a group of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. Although most species have no legs, their head shape and the fact that they have movable eyelids and external ear openings identify them as lizards. A few species have very small stub-like legs near the rear vent. These animals are also known as Glass Snakes or Jointed Snakes. They reach lengths of...
