Western Slender Glass Lizard

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Western Slender Glass Lizard

Western Slender Glass Lizard,  Ophisaurus attenuatus

 Family- Anguidae

Size- 40 in (1 meter)

Where They Live- around Oklahoma

Habitat-Dry plains

Fun Facts

 You might think the WSGL (Western Slender Glass Lizard) is a snake but really it is a lizard.  This may surprise you, but here are the reasons it's a lizard: stiff body, eyelids, external ear openings, and a rigid jaw. It has lateral grooves, which allow it to expand and make it easier to ingest prey. Like Leopard Geckos, when attacked it will lose its tail to distract predators, but it will regenerate.

How To Know It's Not a Snake 

You might get this lizard messed up with a snake but no problem! This article will teach you to recognize if its a lizard or snake. Here are the major reasons why its not a snake: Stiff body, eyelids, external ear openings, and a rigid jaw. It eats on bugs and insects,  drops its tail when endangered, and is completely harmless to humans. Those are the major ways to know it's a lizard, not a snake. 

here's an awesome video about these legless lizards