Mimic glass lizard

The mimic (rainbow) glass lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.

Mimic glass lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Ophisaurus
Species:
O. mimicus
Binomial name
Ophisaurus mimicus
Palmer, 1987

Geographic range

Ophiosaurus mimicus is found in parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[1]

Diet

The Mimic glass lizard feeds on insects and other invertebrates.[2]

References
  1. "Ophisaurus mimicus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. "Ophisaurus mimicus ". Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program. http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/lizards/ophmim.htm

Further reading
  • Palmer, William M. (1987). "A New Species of Glass Lizard (Anguidae: Ophisaurus) from the Southeastern United States". Herpetologica 43 (4): 415–423. (Ophisaurus mimicus, new species).


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