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Basic information
Anguis fragilis
Slow Worm
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGlass and Alligator Lizards
GenusAnguis
- Czech name
- Slepýš křehký
- English name
- Slow Worm
- Alternative names
- Blindschleiche, Common Slowworm, Hazelworm, Lución, Sljepić, Slow-worm, Slowworm, Ломкая веретеница
- Synonyms
- Anguis gamma, Anguis orvet, Dorfia punctata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Brackish water, Coastal, Forest, Grassland, River valley, Shrubland, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Cryptic, Understory
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 291 mm
- Body mass
- max 79.4 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.54 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 46 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 54 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 22.1–26.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–28 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 672H4 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10593 · dryad-v5