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Ophiodes – a genus of legless lizard native to South America, nested within the otherwise legged galliwasps (Diploglossidae). Gymnophthalmidae – a large neotropical family containing many species with reduced limbs, the most extreme being the 23 species in the genus Bachia , which escape by making sudden saltatory "figure-8" flicks with the ...
Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species lacks forelegs and has only rudimentary hind legs. [2] Pygopodid lizards are also referred to as "legless lizards", [3] "flap-footed lizards" [4] and "snake-lizards". [5] This species is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. [6]
Pygopodidae, commonly known as snake-lizards, or flap-footed lizards, are a family of legless lizards with reduced or absent limbs, and are a type of gecko. [2] The 47 species are placed in two subfamilies and eight genera. They have unusually long, slender bodies, giving them a strong resemblance to snakes.
The family Anniellidae, known as American legless lizards, contains six species in a single genus Anniella: A. pulchra (California legless lizard), the rare A. geronimensis (Baja California legless lizard), and four more discovered in 2013.
Anniella campi, also known as the Southern Sierra legless lizard is a species of legless lizard found in California, [2] specifically in the Sierra Nevada [3] It was previously known as Anniella pulchra. [4] It has double dark lateral stripes. [5] The double dark lateral stripe distinguishes A. campi from other legless lizards.
Amphisbaenia / æ m f ɪ s ˈ b iː n i ə / (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, [2] comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes.
Anguinae is a subfamily of legless lizards in the family Anguidae, commonly called glass lizards, glass snakes or slow worms. The first two names come from the fact their tails easily break or snap off. Members of Anguinae are native to North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
The sheltopusik [3] / ˌ ʃ ɛ l t ə ˈ p j uː z ɪ k / (Pseudopus apodus), also commonly called Pallas's glass lizard, [4] the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard found from Southern Europe to Central Asia.