What is Glass lizard?
{{Taxobox | name = Glass lizard | image = Eastern_Glass_Lizard.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Eastern glass lizard (''Ophisaurus ventralis'') | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ordo = [[Squamata]] | subordo = [[Lacertilia]] | familia = [[Anguidae]] | subfamilia = [[Anguinae]] | genus = '''''Ophisaurus'''''}} '''Glass lizards''', or glass snakes, are a [[genus]] of [[reptile]]s that look like [[snake]]s. Although most species have no legs, their head shapes, movable eyelids, and external ear openings show they are lizards. A few species have very small, stub-like legs near their rear vent ([[cloaca]]). These are [[vestigial organ]]s. Most described species are native to [[Asia]], a few occur in [[North America]], and at least one can be found in [[North Africa]]. Like many lizards, they have the ability to drop off part of the tail when attacked. It can break into several pieces, like glass. The tail stays mobile, distracting the predator, while the lizard keeps still. {{wikispecies|Ophisaurus}} {{commonscat|Ophisaurus}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Anguids]]