legless lizard

• Sammelbezeichnung für verschiedene Echsenarten, die im Laufe der Evolution ihre funktionsfähigen Gliedmaßen verloren haben und dadurch schlangenähnlich wirken, aber typische Echsenmerkmale wie Augenlider und äußere Ohröffnungen behalten.

A common name for various species of lizards that have evolved to have no functional limbs, resembling snakes but retaining lizard features such as eyelids and external ear openings.

1. Limbless reptileB2formal

   A reptile that resembles a snake but is actually a lizard without legs, belonging to various families such as Anguidae or Pygopodidae.

   Beinlose Echse

   • The legless lizard is often mistaken for a snake due to its appearance.
   • Unlike snakes, legless lizards have eyelids and external ear openings.
   • Some species of legless lizards can shed their tails to escape predators.