Island glass lizard

The island glass lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States.

Island glass lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Ophisaurus
Species:
O. compressus
Binomial name
Ophisaurus compressus
Cope, 1900
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophisaurus ventralis compressus
    Cope, 1900
  • Ophisaurus compressus
    — Conant & Collins, 1991

Geographic range

O. compressus is found in Florida, southeastern Georgia, and southeastern South Carolina.[2]

Reproduction

O. compressus is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Ophisaurus compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63718A12709606. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Ophisaurus compressus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Behler JL, King FW (1979). The Audubon Society Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Ophisaurus compressus, p. 544 + Plate 454).
  • Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + Plates 1-48. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardcover), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Ophisaurus compressus, p. 134 + Figure 30 on p. 132 + Map 96).
  • Cope ED (1900). "II. The Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of North America". pp. 153–1270 + Plates 1-36. In: Anonymous (1900). Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1898. Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office. 1,294 pp. (Ophisaurus ventralis compressus, new subspecies, pp. 501-502, Figure 90).
  • Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3. (Ophisaurus compressus, pp. 90–91).
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