The classification or taxonomy of lizards can be subject to interpretation and change but here are the major groups and families: Diploglossa: knob-scaled or xenosaurs; glass and American legless lizards; Gekkota: geckos, blind and legless lizards The eastern slender glass lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus, is a legless lizard that reaches the northern part of its range in the Big South Fork area.It extends a little farther north in Mammoth Cave region of west-central Kentucky.

It is a difficult thing for people to live without seeing things, but some creatures are born to live that way. by Ally Catterick, Fauna & Flora International .

Cambodian scientist discovers new species of blind and legless lizard By Ally Catterick, 9th May 2011 Cambodian national Neang Thy thought he had found a common flowerpot snake when he turned over a log in the Cardamom Mountains and noticed a small … The California legless lizard is also known as the silvery legless lizard and the black legless lizard.

Legless lizard may refer to any of several groups of lizards that have independently lost limbs or reduced them to the point of being of no use in locomotion. Cambodian scientist discovers new species of blind and legless lizard. Habitat: Burrowing in the soil or under rocks of dense forest. There are animals that don't have eyes, and they still can live in the wild without a problem.


The Baja California legless lizard is likely to have more yellow on its underside, while having darker skin on the top. Glass Lizards. It can be either the curse or the gift, and it can both for … ), amphisbaenians (wrinkly, blind and legless!)
Researchers don’t know much about the unusual reptiles—which can grow up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) long—mostly because they live underground and eat insects and larvae in the soil.

Florida's Legless Lizards . Apparently other types of blind, legless lizards have already been documented across Asia, but none had ever been found in Cambodia and it took more than a … For a while it was thought that at least snakes (sometimes shiny and blind but always legless!

NPS. These days it looks like Blind Lizards, along with gekkotans, are a sister to all other Squamates (lizards … Geographical range: Mexico, SE Asia, Indonesia, the Philippine Islands and Western New Guinea. Florida is home to two groups of legless lizards that are often mistaken for snakes--the glass lizards and wormlizards. The blind legless lizard measures 6 inches in length, and its diet is thought to consist of worms, termites and ants. Four new species of legless lizard have been hiding in plain sight in gritty parts of southern California, including a railroad track, vacant city lots, oilfields, and even an airport runway, a new study says..

Hi Roxy, We believe this is a harmless Legless Lizard, though we would defer to any reptile experts that care to comment.. Hi, I saw that you posted a picture of what you thought was a legless lizard. and Blind Lizards were all closely related. Eastern Slender Glass Lizard . It is a small greyish-silver lizard with glossy scales.

I’m pretty sure it is actually a blind snake, possibly Leptotyphlops humilis, the western blind … Description: Blind lizards have no external ears, the eyes are greatly reduced, and covered by a scale. It is the common name for the family Pygopodidae, but often refers to other groups, such as limbless anguids, depending on the region of the world. Females are entirely limbless, the males retain small, flap-like hind limbs (used for mating).