Sheltopusik

Sheltopusik
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Pseudopus
Species:	P. apodus
Binomial name
Pseudopus apodus (Pallas, 1775)
Synonyms
List Lacerta apoda — Pallas, 1775 Pseudopus serpentinus — Merrem, 1820 Ophisaurus apus — Boulenger, 1885 Ophisaurus apodus — Mertens & L. Müller, 1928 Pseudopus apodus — Klembara, 1979

The sheltopusik, also spelled scheltopusik, sheltopusick, scheltopusick, sheltopusic, or scheltopusic /ˌʃɛltəˈpjuːzɪk/ (Pseudopus apodus), and also commonly known as Pallas's glass lizard, the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is found from Southern Europe to Central Asia. There are three recognized subspecies.