We got a call-out for a Brownsnake caught in a wooden fence, ended up being this cutie, a Burton’s legless lizard. Poor little think had a big meal in his belly and thus got himself jammed. Owners were happy to have him released in their garden 🙂 #Brisbane #wildlife #leglesslizard #burtonsleglesslizard #BNE #lizard #lizardsofinstagram #reptilesofinstagram (at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
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Blu is a smol, sleepy pup.
This is a great video showing some of my favorite things about legless lizards: their tongues look like a cross of a snake and gecko tongue, they have cute blinky eyes, their jaws are much more solid than snakes and they can chew, and many have tougher scales than snakes which is why they have that seam on the sides, it gives them flexibility to eat and breath.
Always love that ‘be a legless tube’ is successful enough a niche in nature that it keeps happening repeatedly.
Blu is a smol, sleepy pup.
This is a great video showing some of my favorite things about legless lizards: their tongues look like a cross of a snake and gecko tongue, they have cute blinky eyes, their jaws are much more solid than snakes and they can chew, and many have tougher scales than snakes which is why they have that seam on the sides, it gives them flexibility to eat and breath.
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