Slender Glass Lizard
Photo Credit: Roger Clay
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ophisaurus attenuatus ...
Slender Glass Lizard
The Slender Glass Lizard has a pointed snout, narrow head, and a long cylindrical body. It is usually between 18 and 24 inches long, but some glass lizards may be as long as 36 inches.
A juvenile slender glass lizard.
Photo by JD Willson
Photo by JD Willson
A juvenile slender glass lizard.
Photo by JD Willson ...
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus)
Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) ...
The Eastern Slender Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus, is found statewide. Reaching a length of 42", it has a dark stripe down the middle of it's back and several stripes along its sides.
Western Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
Legless. Bronze-colored with dark,
Pertaining to the sides.
The Western Slender Glass Lizard is a legless lizard, which readily drops its tail when captured. It can be distinguished from snakes by the presence of eyelids.
eastern slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus)
eastern smooth earthsnake (Virginia valeriae valariae)
eastern snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)
eastern spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera spinifera) ...
Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Mimic Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus)
Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) ...
The mimic glass lizard gets its name from its similarity to other glass lizard species, such as the slender glass lizard. Like other glass lizards, a mimic glass lizard may break off its tail if restrained.
Eastern Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus ventralis (legless);
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard, O. attenuatus (legless);
Northern Coal Skink, Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus.
 See also: Lizard, Glass Lizard, Snake, Eastern Glass Lizard, Racer
  
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