Eastern Glass Lizard

Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
This legless lizard is easily confused with a snake, but differs in having visible ear openings, moveable eyelids, and tails that are able to break off (like glass - hence the name).

EASTERN GLASS LIZARD

Photo Credit: Robert Mount
Scientific Name: Ophisaurus ventralis ...

Eastern Glass Lizard
Relatives in same Genus
Slender Glass Lizard (O. attenuatus) ...

Eastern glass lizards hatching.
Photo by Jeff Hall
In appropriate habitats, eastern glass lizards may be very abundant.
Photo by JD Willson ...

Eastern Glass Lizard
Sighting:
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, DeLeon Springs, Volusia County, Florida ...

Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Six-lined Racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus ...

Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Mimic Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus)
Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) ...

eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platyrhinos)
eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula)
eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
eastern mud snake (Farancia abacura abacura) ...

See also: Lizard, Glass Lizard, Snake, Reptile, Slender Glass Lizard