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Eastern Glass Lizard
Description
Description
Adult Size: 45.7 - 108.3 cm
Head-Body (SVL) max: 30.6 cm
A truly unique animal found on the site, the Eastern Glass Lizard is often times mistaken for a snake. Unlike snakes, the lizard has a movable set of eyelids and external ear openings. The tail of these animals are extremely fragile, so much so that it is uncommon to find one with its original tail. Regenerated tails will be extremely pointed and of a different color from the original tail section.
The Eastern Glass Lizard shares the same reinforced scales as Skinks, giving them a similar shine. Coloration of these animals will have a main body color of green with adults having a yellowish ventral side. The dorsal side will be speckled and have white marks on its neck.
As a youth, the lizard will be more khaki colored with possibly a broad, dark longitudinal stripe on each side of the back (Conant and Collins 274-276)
Range and Protection
Range and Protection
External Links
External Links
Savannah River Ecology Lab - Additional Photographs
References
References
Conant and Joseph T. Collins. A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
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