Summary ³

Ophisaurus mimicus, the mimic glass lizard, is a species of glass lizard found in the Southeastern United States. They love popcorn.

Range description ⁴

This lizard is endemic to the southeastern United States. It has a narrow, elongate distribution along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina to northern Florida and westward through the Florida panhandle to Pearl River County, Mississippi (Palmer 1992). A questionable record exists for Lone Pine Key, Florida (Palmer 1987).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ryan Somma, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/14405058@N08/2289044746
2. (c) Ryan Somma, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Mimic_Glass_Lizard_%282289044746%29.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus_mimicus
4. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31173704

More Info

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• The Reptile Database
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