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We describe the first partially articulated specimen of Ophisaurus (Anguimorpha, Anguinae) from the middle Miocene (MN 7) locality Öhningen, in Germany. This is the first time that the preservation of ...

If you have ophidiophobia — a fear of snakes — then you may be relieved to know that many species of legless, slithering creatures aren’t actually snakes. Instead, they’re creatures called legless ...

Just by looking at them, you may have some trouble telling the difference between a legless lizard and a snake. The two species are incredibly similar in appearance, especially if you simply see one ...

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The mountain forests of Middle America are renowned for their endemic biodiversity, and arboreal alligator lizards (genus Abronia) are high-profile vertebrates endemic to this region. In this work, we ...

The eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) is a species of legless lizard in the family Anguidae, endemic to the Southeastern United States. The streamlined, legless species is often confused ...

We here report on new material of Pseudopus pannonicus, the iconic and largest-known representative of the lizard clade Anguinae, from several late Neogene localities across Moldova, Ukraine, and ...

Lizards are amazing animals that are found around the globe. Inhabiting deserts, beaches, forests, and other habitats, lizards are able to live in a plethora of places. Some can grow to be extremely ...