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Chamaesaura
Sign in to saveThe Chamaesaura, also known as grass lizards, are a genus of legless lizards from southern and eastern Africa. The limbs are reduced to small spikes. Chamaesaura propel themselves like snakes, pushing against contact points in the environment, such as rocks, plants and irregularities in the soil. They are viviparous and eat small invertebrates, especially grasshoppers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCordylidae
Chamaesaura – rodzaj jaszczurki z rodziny szyszkowcowatych (Cordylidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Cordylidae
- Collections
- LACM, LSUMZ, UTA, KU, CAS
- Recorded in
- Uganda, Kenya, South Africa
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The Chamaesaura, also known as grass lizards, are a genus of legless lizards from southern and eastern Africa. The limbs are reduced to small spikes. Chamaesaura propel themselves like snakes, pushing against contact points in the environment, such as rocks, plants and irregularities in the soil. They are viviparous and eat small invertebrates, especially grasshoppers.
== Species == Chamaesaura aenea – coppery grass lizard, Transvaal snake lizard Chamaesaura anguina – Cape grass lizard, Cape snake lizard Chamaesaura macrolepis – large-scale grass lizard, large-scale snake lizard Chamaesaura miopropus – Zambian snake lizard, Zambian grass lizard Chamaesaura tenuior – Cape snake lizard
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