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Basic information
Ophisaurus ventralis
Eastern Glass Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAnguids
GenusGlass lizards
- English name
- Eastern Glass Lizard
- Synonyms
- Anguis ventralis, Ophisaurus punctatus, Ophisaurus striatulus, Ophisaurus ventralis var. a-e
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Cryptic, Fossorial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 306 mm
- Body mass
- max 91.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.23 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 50 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 14.8 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–17 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 74Q3X · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16879 · dryad-v5