Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)

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$Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) This lizard was around 2 1/2 foot long, we found him around some rotting standing pine trees.\nPhoto taken at Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover Co., NC on May 09, 2005$ $Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) This lizard was around 2 1/2 foot long, we found him around some rotting standing pine trees.\nPhoto taken at Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover Co., NC on May 09, 2005$ $Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) This lizard was around 2 1/2 foot long, we found him around some rotting standing pine trees.\nPhoto taken at Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover Co., NC on May 09, 2005$ $Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) This lizard was around 2 1/2 foot long, we found him around some rotting standing pine trees.\nPhoto taken at Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover Co., NC on May 09, 2005$ $Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) This lizard was around 2 1/2 foot long, we found him around some rotting standing pine trees.\nPhoto taken at Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover Co., NC on May 09, 2005$ $Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) This lizard was around 2 1/2 foot long, we found him around some rotting standing pine trees.\nPhoto taken at Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover Co., NC on May 09, 2005$

This is a legless lizard and it is often mistaken for being a snake.
Unlike snakes it has moveable eyelids and external ear openings.
These lizards are called glass lizards because of the way the tail can "shatter" off to prevent capture.
The lizard featured here was about 2 1/2 foot long.

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