worm lizard

worm lizard
any of numerous burrowing, primarily legless lizards of the suborder Amphisbaenia, mostly inhabiting tropical areas and resembling an earthworm in shape.

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      (Rhineura floridana), lizard that has no limbs or external eyes or ears and is a North American member of the family Amphisbaenidae. The worm lizard can be found burrowing in soil, sand, and leaf mold on the Florida peninsula. When disturbed, this pinkish, 18–35-centimetre- (7–12-inch-) long wormlike creature backs into its hole tail first. The worm lizard spends the greater part of its life underground, eating spiders, worms, and termites.

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