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Anguidae

Anguidae

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A group of lizards that includes slowworms, glass lizards and alligator lizards
  • noun
  • /ˈæŋɡwɪˌdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: Anguidae
  • The glass lizard, a member of the Anguidae family, has a long, legless body resembling a snake.

Examples

  • Biologists have identified more than eighty species within the Anguidae family.

  • The distribution of Anguidae species spans North America, Europe, and Asia.

  • The glass lizard, a member of the Anguidae, has a long, legless body resembling a snake.

  • The Anguidae family includes various unique lizard species.

  • Have you ever seen an Anguidae in the wild?

  • Biologists have identified more than eighty species within the Anguidae family.

  • The distribution of Anguidae species spans North America, Europe, and Asia.

Surface Forms

Anguidae singular
Anguidaes plural

Etymology

Anguidae comes from the Latin anguis meaning 'snake' and the family ending -idae used for groups of animals. So Anguidae literally means the 'snake-like' family, which fits these lizards because some, like glass lizards, are long and look almost like snakes.