Mimic glass lizard
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Ophisaurus |
| Species: | O. mimicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophisaurus mimicus Palmer, 1987 | |
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The Mimic (Rainbow) glass lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus) is a species of glass lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.
Geographic range
O. mimicus is found in parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[1]
Diet
The Rainbow glass lizard feeds on insects and other invertebrates.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ophisaurus mimicus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "Ophisaurus mimicus ". Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program. http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/lizards/ophmim.htm
Further reading
- Palmer, William M. (1987). "A New Species of Glass Lizard (Anguidae: Ophisaurus) from the Southeastern United States". Herpetologica 43 (4): 415-423. (Ophisaurus mimicus, new species).
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