Sheltopusik

The sheltopusik /ˌʃɛltəˈpjzɪk/ (Pseudopus apodus), also commonly called Pallas's glass lizard, the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard found from Southern Europe to Central Asia.

Sheltopusik
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Pseudopus
Species:
P. apodus
Binomial name
Pseudopus apodus
(Pallas, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Lacerta apoda
    — Pallas, 1775
  • Pseudopus serpentinus
    Merrem, 1820
  • Ophisaurus apus
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Ophisaurus apodus
    Mertens & L. Müller, 1928
  • Pseudopus apodus
    Klembara, 1979
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