Chris Mattison / Zarudny's worm lizard (Diplometopon zarudnyi), captive, occurs in Middle East

Chris Mattison / Zarudny's worm lizard (Diplometopon zarudnyi), captive, occurs in Middle East

Will Watson / Spotted worm lizard (Amphisbaena fuliginosa), captive, Lalo Loor Reserve, Manabi Province, Ecuador.

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) Hendry County, Florida, USA, May . meetyourneighbours.net project

Daniel Heuclin / Papua legless lizard (Lialis jicari) head portrait, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea.

Daniel Heuclin / Papua legless lizard (Lialis jicari) head portrait, Irian Jaya, Paoua New Guinea.

Tony Phelps / Cape grass lizard (Chamaesaura anguina) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa, December

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Island glass lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) Florida, USA, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Island glass lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) Florida, USA, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Island glass lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) Florida, USA, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / David Wong / Pink-tailed worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) threatened species, Canberra, ACT, Australia, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Glass lizard (Ophisaurus gracilis) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Head and skin pattern of Glass lizard (Ophisaurus gracilis) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Close up of skin pattern of Glass lizard (Ophisaurus gracilis) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

Robin Chittenden / Armoured glass / European legless lizard or Scheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus) Lesvos, Lesbos, Greece, April

Pete Oxford / Eastem Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis), Little St. Simon's Island, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Eastem Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis), Little St. Simon's Island, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Eastem Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis), Little St. Simon's Island, Georgia

Daniel Heuclin / Sheltopusik / Legless Lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) portrait feeding on a snail, Croatia.

Daniel Heuclin / Sheltopusik / Legless Lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) portrait feeding on a snail, Croatia.

Daniel Heuclin / Sheltopusik / Legless Lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) head portrait feeding on a snail, Croatia.

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink (Acontias meleagris) Little Karoo, South Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Full length view of European glass / legless lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Full length view of European glass / legless lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Head portrait of European glass / legless lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Head portrait of European glass / legless lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Head portrait of European glass / legless lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) Lesbos, Greece

Robert Valentic / Brigalow scaly foot legless lizard {Paradelma orientalis} mimics the threat display of a venomous Brown snake to deter predator, Yelarbon, Queensland, Australia, Endangered

Robert Valentic / Legless lizard {Delma australis} northern form, Cooberpedy, South Australia

Robert Valentic / Flap footed lizard {Delma nasuta} hunting for invertebrates at night, Camooweal, Queensland, Australia

Robert Valentic / Rusty topped delma legless lizard {Delma borea} leaves the security of dense Hummock grass to hunt insects at night, East Kimberley, Western Australia

Solvin Zankl / Legless skink {Typhlosaurus braini} on sand, Namib desert, namibia, endemic

Solvin Zankl / Legless skink {Typhlosaurus braini} emerging from under sand, Namib desert, namibia, endemic

Robert Valentic / Legless lizard {Delma tincta} cleaning dust from its eyes with its broad fleshy tongue, Sturt NP, New South Wales, Australia

Robert Valentic / Common scaly foot legless lizard {Pygopus lepidopodus} hunting for prey in Banksia tree, Kalbarri, Western Australia

Robert Valentic / Legless lizard {Delma plebeia} basking in the morning sun, Queensland, Australia

Robert Valentic / Legless lizard {Delma tincta} Sturt NP, New South Wales, Australia

Robert Valentic / Keeled legless lizard {Pletholax gracilis edelensis} Western Australia

Robert Valentic / Fraser's legless lizard {Delma fraseri} Western Australia

Robert Valentic / Bronzeback legless lizard {Ophidiocephalus taeniatus} Endangered, Coober Pedy, South Australia

Robert Valentic / Western hooded scaly foot legless lizard {Pygopus nigriceps} prior to shedding its skin, South Australia

Robert Valentic / Legless lizard {Delma molleri} South Australia

Robert Valentic / Mallee worm lizard {Aprasia aurita} male, Wathe reserve, North Western Victoria, Australia, endangered

Georgi Tzonev / European legless lizard {Ophisaurus apodus} female with eggs, Eastern Rodopi Mt, Bulgaria

Georgi Tzonev / European legless lizards {Ophisaurus apodus} hatching from eggs, Eastern Rodopi Mt, Bulgaria

Georgi Tzonev / European legless lizard {Ophisaurus apodus} Eastern Rodopi Mt, Bulgaria

Jose B. Ruiz / Worm lizard (Blanus cinereus) Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Worm lizard (Blanus cinereus) Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Worm lizard (Blanus cinereus) Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Worm lizard (Blanus cinereus) Spain

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} head profile, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa. Note enlarged rostral scale especially adapted for burrowing.

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} displaying tongue, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa. Note enlarged rostral scale especially adapted for burrowing

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa. Note enlarged rostral scale especially adapted for burrowing.

Pete Oxford / Legless skink on sand {Androngo trivittatus} Berenty PR, Madagascar

David Kjaer / European legless / Glass lizard {Ophisaurus apodus}, Lesbos, Greece

Ross Hoddinott / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) basking on rusty sheet. Devon, UK. captive

Pete Oxford / Legless skink {Androngo trivittatus} Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Barry Mansell / Island glass lizard {Ophisaurus compressus} Florida, USA

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Namib Legless Lizard (Typhlosaurus braini) on sand dunes in Namib Desert, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Namib Legless Lizard (Typhlosaurus braini) on sand dunes in Namib Desert, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Common Scalyfoot (Pygopus lepidopodus) a legless lizard, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Common Scalyfoot (Pygopus lepidopodus) a legless lizard, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Northern Scalyfoot (Delma nasuta), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Hooded Scaly Foot (Pygopus nigriceps) a legless lizard, grooming itself with tongue, King's Canyon, Watarrka National Park Northern Territory, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Hooded Scaly Foot (Pygopus nigriceps) a legless lizard, on ground, under log, King's Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Robert Valentic / Hooded scaly foot (legless lizard) male {Pygopus nigriceps} Western Australia

Robert Valentic / Burton's legless lizard, female {Lialis burtonis} Western Australia

Robert Valentic / Peace delma (legless lizard) {Delma pax} Western Australia

Steven David Miller / Eastern glass lizard {Ophisaurus ventralis} Florida, US

Georgi Tzonev / European legless lizard {Ophisaurus apodus} on moss, Eastern Rodopi Mt, Bulgaria

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} Juvenile. DeHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

Robert Valentic / Keeled legless lizard {Pletholax gracilis edelensis} W Australia

Robert Valentic / Hooded scaly foot (legless lizard) {Pygopus nigriceps} mimics Brown snake. NT Australia