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| Snake lizard / Harti's glass lizard |
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| Profile |
| Scientific
name: |
Ophisaurus Harti |
| Common
name: |
Mud Dragon, Mo Ka Do Dieh (in
Taiwanese pronunciation) |
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| Features: |
Harti's
glass lizards look similar to snakes because they are born
without limbs. Unlike snakes, however, the Harti's glass lizard's
eyelids and external auditory canals are clearly visible.
The lizard has a maximum body length of about 20cm, and its
tail can reach 1.8 times its body length. Grown lizards come
in all shades of brown with many blue specks, while young
lizards have dark or black-striped markings along the sides
of their body. |
| Behavior: |
Harti's
glass lizards are a rare and shy species, and thus are not
easily found. They prefer living under cluttered, fallen leaves
in damp forests or soil, though they will sometimes enjoy
a sunbath on an open forest path or along the roadside. Their
diet consists primarily of earthworms, slugs, and beetle larvae.
Female lizards usually lay five leathery eggs per clutch.
Their tails are detachable. |
| Habitat: |
Harti's
glass lizards are mostly found in the soil of forest floors
located at low to middle altitudes between 1000m and 2000m
elevations. |
| Mid-Altitude
Areas>Fauna>Snake
lizard / Harti's glass lizard |
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