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Mimic glass lizard

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Mimic glass lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Ophisaurus
Species:
O. mimicus
Binomial name
Ophisaurus mimicus
Palmer, 1987

The mimic (rainbow) glass lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.

Geographic range

Ophiosaurus mimicus is found in parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[1]

Diet

The Mimic glass lizard feeds on insects and other invertebrates.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ophisaurus mimicus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ "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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