Order Squamata
Suborder Anguinomorpha
Family Anniellidae (American Legless lizards)
Anniella pulchra
Content: only 2 species in the genus Anniella.
Appearance: slender-bodied, limbless lizards. Anniella species have a striking similarity to anguids of the genus Anguis in Europe (see family Anguidae).
Distribution: USA (California) and Mexico (Baja California)
Habitat: arid habitats, fossorial.
Size: maximum 30 cm total length
Food: carnivorous.
Behaviour: Anniellids burrow during the day and forage on the surface at night.
Reproduction: live-bearing.
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