Western Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
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- O. a. attenuatus – Nueces Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- O. a. attenuatus – Nueces Co, TX – photo by Todd Hughes
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- O. a. attenuatus – Tyler Co, TX – photo by Mark Pyle
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ophisaurus a. attenuatus occurs throughout the eastern half of Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ophiosaurus attenuatus attenuatus (Cope – 1880)
Genus: Ophiosaurus , Greek – Ophio = snake, serpent + saurus = lizard
Species/Subspecies: attenuatus , Latin = thin, slender
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962