legless lizard
Limbless scaled crawler
A legless lizard is a reptile that resembles a snake but belongs to the lizard family, distinguished by features like movable eyelids, external ear openings, and the ability to shed its tail.
Several unrelated lizard groups have independently evolved leglessness: The glass lizard is actually a legless lizard, not a snake.
Scale-bearing reptile order
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- snakelikeResembling a serpent
- eyelidsMovable eye covers
flexible · slender · cylindrical · tail · regeneration · smooth · keeled · grooved
Beneath earth's surface
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- soilGround matter for planting
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sandFine rock particles
loam · leaf litter · burrow · excavate · substrate · shelter · refuge · moisture
Warming oneself pleasantly
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- diurnalActive during daylight
crepuscular · carnivorous · insectivorous · predator · prey · hunting · hiding · slugs
Limbless scaled reptile
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
mistaken identity · deceptive · nomenclature · misleading · misconception · distinguish · differentiation · convergent evolution
At risk of extinction
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectedKept from harm
- endemicNative to one area
fragmentation · decline · vulnerable · monitoring · survey · population · restoration · native
squamate
Scale-bearing reptile order
genus · family · herpetology · classification
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- snakelikeResembling a serpent
eyelids · flexible · slender · cylindrical · tail · regeneration · smooth · keeled · grooved · body plan
subterranean
Beneath earth's surface
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- soilGround matter for planting
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
sand · loam · leaf litter · burrow · excavate · substrate · shelter · refuge · moisture · loose soil
basking
Warming oneself pleasantly
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- nocturnalActive during darkness
diurnal · crepuscular · carnivorous · insectivorous · predator · prey · hunting · hiding · slugs · snails
snake
Limbless scaled reptile
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- resemblanceLikeness between things
lookalike · mistaken identity · deceptive · nomenclature · misleading · misconception · distinguish · differentiation · convergent evolution
endangered
At risk of extinction
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectedKept from harm
endemic · fragmentation · decline · vulnerable · monitoring · survey · population · restoration · native · urbanization
legless lizardgecko
Climbing lizard with toe pads
iguana · monitor lizard · skink · chameleon · bearded dragon