Striped legless lizard

Striped legless lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Delma
Species:
D. impar
Binomial name
Delma impar
(Fischer, 1882)

The striped legless lizard (Delma impar) is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia. As of 2015 it is threatened with extinction, with few habitats left.

The lizard is up to 30 cm in length. It is superficially similar to a snake, and sometimes confused with the deadly brown snake. However, it is more closely related to the gecko and the skink. It has vestigial legs and an unforked tongue. Most of its body is made up of a non-detachable tail.

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