Anguidae
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| Anguidae is the name of a large and diverse family of lizards native to the Northern Hemisphere. The group includes the slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, among others.
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| Blindworm | Southern alligator lizard |
Blindworm
| phylum | Chordata | Anguis fragilis, or slow worm, slow-worm or slowworm, is a limbless reptile native to Eurasia. It is also sometimes referred to as the blindworm or blind worm. Slow worms are semifossorial (burrowing) lizards, spending much of the time hiding underneath objects. The skin of slow worms is smooth with scales that do not overlap one another.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| family | Anguidae | |
| genus | Anguis | |
| species | A. fragilis |
Southern alligator lizard
| phylum | Chordata | The Southern alligator lizard is native to the Pacific coast of North America. It is common throughout Southern California and can be found in grasslands, chaparral, and forests as well as urban areas. The southern alligator lizard has a long, somewhat prehensile tail, up to twice the length of its body.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| family | Anguidae | |
| genus | Elgaria | |
| species | E. multicarinata |
