Mimic, Rainbow) glass lizard
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. The mimic glass lizard is dark brown to black with a dark middorsal stripe down the body and on most of the tail. They have 3-4 dark stripes separated by pale stripes above the lateral grooves. They have a very distinct anatomy of the axis specifically when it comes to their second vertebrate which could be attributed to an ecological adaptation, feeding, and/or defensive behavior that requires high head and neck mobility.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withOphiosaurus mimicus is found in parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. They are strictly correlated with pinewood forests and they tend to prefer dryer areas. They have also been found as far south as Florida and west towards the pearl river county of Mississippi.
The Mimic glass lizard feeds on insects and other invertebrates.
