Snake lizard

A snake lizard is not a snake, but a type of legless lizard.
It belongs to the order Squamata, which includes lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards).
Unlike snakes, snake lizards have movable eyelids, ear openings, and inflexible jaws.
They also have vestigial limbs that are hidden under their scales.
Snake lizards are also called glass lizards because they can break off their tails when threatened.
They live in various habitats around the world and feed on small prey such as insects, snails, and rodents.
Snake lizards are different from snakes in their anatomy, behavior, and evolution.

• Glass lizards: These are legless lizards in the subfamily Anguinae, which are native to North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
  They are called glass lizards because their tails can easily break off when threatened, and they can regenerate them later.
  They have external ears and eyelids, unlike snakes, and feed on insects, spiders, and small vertebrates.

• Dibamids: These are legless lizards in the family Dibamidae, which are found in Southeast Asia and Mexico.
  They are fossorial, meaning they spend most of their time underground, and feed on ants and termites.

• Pygopods: These are legless lizards in the family Pygopodidae, which are endemic to Australia and New Guinea.