Ophisaurus
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ophisaurus-298-6326345
title:
Ophisaurus
text:
Ophisaurus is a genus of superficially snake-like legless lizards in the subfamily Anguinae. Known as joint snakes, glass snakes, or glass lizards, they are so-named because their tails are easily broken; like many lizards, they have the ability to deter predation by dropping off part of the tail, which can break into several pieces, like glass. The tail remains mobile, distracting the predator, while the lizard becomes motionless, allowing eventual escape. This serious loss of body mass require
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of lizards
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-27T17:24:14Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Easternglass_lizard.JPG","width":2415,"height":1459}
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13
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