The striped lialis [1] ( Lialis burtonis ) is a species of lizards from the family of scales.
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Description
The length reaches 60 cm. The skin has a light or olive color with longitudinal stripes or lines. Hence its name. The forelimbs are absent, the hind ones are also almost completely reduced, 1–2 scales remain close to the body. Appearance, structure and behavior is very similar to snakes. The body is covered with fine homogeneous scales, and only on the lower side are large abdominal plates. The head is elongated and pointed at the end. The jaws are enlarged, bent back teeth, designed to hold large prey. It has visible ear holes. The tongue of this lialis is large and fleshy.
Habitat and habitat
Striped lialis is distributed almost throughout Australia, except for the southern regions, on the islands of Aru and New Guinea . Lives in semi-deserts, tropical woodlands and bushes.
Lifestyle
Digs holes or hides in the holes of rodents. Active at night. It feeds on snakes, small lizards, in particular geckos and skinks.
Reproduction
Oviparous lizard. The female lays 2 eggs.
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Notes
- Ань Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I. S. , Orlov N. L. The Five-Language Dictionary of Animal Names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., 1988. - p. 231. - 10 500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
Literature
- Eric R. Pianka, Laurie J. Vitt: Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity (Organisms and Environments). University of California Press (2003), ISBN 0-520-23401-4
- Gray, JE (1835). Characters of a New Genus of Reptiles ( Lialis ) from New South Wales. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1834 : 134-135. ( Lialis burtonis , new species)