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Worm lizard

Blanus oxyurus

Classification

Family
Blanidae

Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As many species have a pink body and scales arranged in rings, they have a superficial resemblance to earthworms.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Portugal · 54