Slowworms[3] (also called blindworms and hazelworms) are a small genus (Anguis) of snake-like legless lizards in the family Anguidae. The genus contains five extant living species, including …

The common slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) is a species of legless lizard native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple, steelworm, and hazelworm.

slowworm, (Anguis fragilis), a legless lizard of the family Anguidae. It lives in grassy areas and open woodlands from Great Britain and Europe eastward to the Urals and Caspian Sea.

The meaning of ANGUIS is the type genus of Anguidae including only the limbless blindworm.

Slowworms (also called blindworms) are a small genus (Anguis) of snake-like legless lizards in the family Anguidae. The genus has several living species, including the common slowworm, …

Anguidae refers to a large and diverse family of lizards native to the Northern Hemisphere. It contains 9 genera and 89 extant species. Common characteristics of this group include a …

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May 27, 2024 · Their family is called Anguidae and the genus is called Anguis. The first word of their scientific name – “Anguis” – is rooted in the Proto-Indo-European word for “snake,” even …

Ap­prox­i­mately 100 species and 12-15 gen­era in three ex­tant sub­fam­i­lies (An­guinae, Diploglossi­nae, and Ger­rhonoti­nae) com­prise An­guidae. An­niel­l­i­dae is con­sid­ered by many …

Anguis is a member of legless lizards also known as slowworms or blindworms. belonging to the genus Anguidae. Even though they are lizards, slow worms have lost their legs and are …