What is Anguis?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Anguis'' | image = Anguis fragilis 20050721 002.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = ''[[Anguis fragilis]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | subclassis = [[Lepidosauria]] | ordo = [[Squamata]] | familia = [[Anguidae]] | subfamilia = '''Anguinae''' | genus = '''''Anguis''''' | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = ''[[Anguis cephalonnicus]]''<br> ''[[Anguis fragilis]]'' }} '''Anguis''' is a member of legless lizards also known as '''slowworms''' or '''blindworms'''. belonging to the genus '''Anguidae'''. Even though they are [[lizard]]s, slow worms have lost their legs and are usually mistaken for snakes. ==Classification== Subfamily Anguinae *Genus ''Anguis'' **''[[Anguis cephalonnicus]]'' - Peloponnese Slow Worm **''[[Anguis fragilis]]'' {{wikispecies|Anguis}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Anguids]] [[Category:Reptiles of Europe]]