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Island Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus compressus
The island glass lizard, Ophisaurus compressus, is a species of glass lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States.
From the article Island glass lizard on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
O. compressus can reach adult lengths of 15–24 inches. They can be distinguished from other Ophisaurus by a single dark stripe along both sides of the body, just above the lateral groove, and a single dark middorsal stripe which may sometimes appear more broken than solid. They also have many light vertical bars along the side of the neck that are more prominent and numerous than those on the Eastern Glass Lizard (O. ventralis).
Wikipedia: “Appearance and identification”
Range & habitat
O. compressus is found in Florida, southeastern Georgia, and southeastern South Carolina. Island glass lizards can be found in coastal sandy scrub areas, as well as adjacent pine flatwood habitats.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31988.