European Legless Lizard
Pseudopus sp. (perhaps Pseudopus apodus or Ohphisaurus apodus)
Where is it found?
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Grassland and sparsely wooded hills
Diet and foraging method
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Active hunter
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Social organisation and mating system
N/A
Did you know that...?
These species of legless lizard often get mistaken for snakes, but unlike snakes, they have eyelids!
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Ophisaurus apodus (4)" by TimVickers - Own work. Licenced under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ophisaurus_apodus_(4).jpg#/media/File:Ophisaurus_apodus_(4).jpg
"Washington DC Zoo - Ophisaurus apodus 2" by Jarek Tuszynski / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_DC_Zoo_-_Ophisaurus_apodus_2.jpg#/media/File:Washington_DC_Zoo_-_Ophisaurus_apodus_2.jpg
"Ophisaurus apodus (4)" by TimVickers - Own work. Licenced under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ophisaurus_apodus_(4).jpg#/media/File:Ophisaurus_apodus_(4).jpg
"Washington DC Zoo - Ophisaurus apodus 2" by Jarek Tuszynski / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_DC_Zoo_-_Ophisaurus_apodus_2.jpg#/media/File:Washington_DC_Zoo_-_Ophisaurus_apodus_2.jpg
