Mimic glass lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Ophisaurus |
| Species: | O. mimicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophisaurus mimicus , 1987
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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[]
- ^ "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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