Slender glass lizard

The Slender glass lizard is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Slender Glass Lizard, (Ophisaurus attenuatus) is a legless lizard which can attain a length of up to 1 meter. Two subspecies are recognised. More

Range and Habitat: Slender glass lizards are found throughout Georgia and South Carolina but are most common in sandy areas of the Coastal Plain. Slender glass lizards tend to prefer drier habitats than eastern glass lizards and are common in old field and sandhill habitats. More

The slender glass lizard is active from May to September, eating just about anything it can fit into its mouth including beetles, crickets, grasshoppers and other grassland invertebrates. In sandy or loose soil, they burrow and spend a lot of time underground. More

The Slender Glass Lizard is state listed in South Carolina as a species of special concern. Tennessee lists the species as “in need of management. More

Slender Glass Lizards have powerful jaws with which they crush smaller prey. More

The slender glass lizard's body can be tan, brown, or bronze with a dark brown to black stripe running along the middle of the back from head to tail. More

The slender glass lizard is the most unique lizard found in Iowa. It could be confused with no other lizard, but it may be mistaken or a snake! Glass lizards are Iowa's longest lizards ranging from 22 - 42 inches long. More

slender glass lizards are found from southeast Virginia south to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Tennessee and portions of central Kentucky. More

Habitat/Range: The slender glass lizard is commonly found in the Coastal Plain and southern Piedmont of North Carolina. They are most common in old fields, and dry, sandy woodlands. More

species of the Slender Glass Lizard which if found from western Louisiana to Illinois to eastern Nebraska to eastern Texas, and with an isolated population in southwestern Wisconsin. The Slender Glass Lizard is the most wide-spread of the Glass Lizards. More

Status: The slender glass lizard is not listed as threatened in Illinois although it is seldom encountered. More

Slender Glass Lizard Region Map The Slender Glass Lizard ranges throughout the state of Georgia. Conservation Status None of the glass lizards is currently listed as a protected species. More

Western Slender Glass Lizard is long, consisting of more than 66 percent of the total body length. More

The Slender Glass Lizard has a pointed snout, narrow head, and a long cylindrical body. It is usually between 18 and 24 inches long, but some glass lizards may be as long as 36 inches. More

The Slender Glass Lizard is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes. There are over 6,000 living species belonging to the squamata order - it is the largest order of all reptiles. More

Photo: Luke Breitenbach checks a trap at a drift fence constructed on South Post to capture Western Slender Glass Lizards as part of research at Fort McCoy. (Photo by Rob Schuette) Luke Breitenbach checks a trap at a drift fence constructed on South Post to capture Western Slender Glass Lizards as part of research at Fort McCoy. More

Common names

glass lizard in English - English
longicaudus: Eastern Slender Glass Lizard in English - English
Ophisaurus attenuatus in Spanish - español
slender glass lizard in English - English