A Legless Lizard

Thursday, August 20, 2009


From Florida so resembles an earthworm in both form and locomotion that it is often mistaken for one. Blind and without ear openings, it tunnels through damp soil, where it feeds on ants and termites. When exposed under a log, the foot – long worm lizard may slide back into the burrow tail first or use the callused, blunt end of its tail to plug the opening.

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