Legless Lizards: Everything You Need To Know!
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- This bizarre, legless reptile may look like a snake, but there's much more to legless lizards when you take a closer look. In today's episode of The Wild Report, let's try to catch and learn about the unique adaptations of the Eastern glass lizard!
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Pleasure meeting you a few days ago, and we enjoyed learning from you while at the museum!
It was great to meet you too, Heather! Glad to see you here on the channel.
Great stuff Ben, eastern glass lizards have to be some of the coolest lizards in the country, and it’s always a treat to get one in hand in the wild. Lots of good info in here, as usual you deliver so much value in so little time. We could take some notes on that… nice work!
Thanks guys, this easily could have been a 10+ minute video if I could have thought of some visuals to back up a deeper dive into their evolutionary history. Appreciate the support!
I didn't get fooled!! Good info, Ben.
Haha glad to hear that, thanks Rob!
@@TheWildReportOfficial Thanks!
Truly an amazing species. I have seen a couple of slender glass lizards out here, their speed is ludicrous.
Yeah they can zoom once they warm up, and especially in scrubby areas can completely disappear in a few seconds.
Growing up in central Florida, I saw these pretty often in our yard. Thanks so much for explaining exactly what makes them not snakes. 😄
my fav UA-camr for sure 🤘🏽
Aww thanks Maggie
Great video! I think the species for the next video looks like a larger toad species, either a Sonoran Desert Toad (Colorado River Toad) or a Cane Toad based off of the last two videos, being in either Arizona or Florida.
Thank you! What a great guess, we'll find out soon!
Saw one of these the other day on another video. Pretty neat.
Gosh I've been trying to film these but they take off so soon! Great video!
It's quite difficult to get good footage without catching one first, they seem to freeze up once they know they've been snagged.
You have an amazing channel my friend! Your videos NEED to be in classrooms!
Gosh, talk about evolution! Your videos have always been good but wow look at you go! My son loves them, we both do! Thank you sir.
Aww thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate that! So glad that you and your son are enjoying my content.
I was fooled - definitely thought it was a snake at first glance. Great Vid Ben!
Haha thanks Austin!
Ben, can you define "unkeeled scales"? I can't find it. Very cool episode. I would like to see a drag race between the glass lizard and our western whiptail lizard.
Yes! That refers to scales that lack a keel, or central ridge. Haha that would be quite a sight!
Excellent vid. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Great video like always.
They say you learn something new everyday this is something very interesting I didn’t know.
I also don’t see it moving around like a snake would when you are holding it. Thank you for another awesome video.
Thank you, glad to hear that you learned something new! Yeah they are different than snakes in that regard as well, I think it just decided it wasn't worth the energy to try and escape and instead it just froze.
Adorable lizard!!! Never heard of them. 😮those are cool scales
They are kinda cute, but if you look at them from the side they have a pretty mean side-eye haha. Yeah the scales are crazy cool on this species!
Such an amazing creature!! I’ve always wanted to find one! Maybe I’ll have to take a little trip to the Coastal Plain sometime.
Go for it! They are one of those reptiles that you can find at any time of day really, suddenly one will just spawn in right beside you haha
Great video man!
Thanks dude, glad you enjoyed!
great video, could you do one on the red shouldered hawk sometime?
Thanks! Yes I can definitely try and get one of those filmed for you.
I always learn cool new info with every video. I have tried to photograph glass lizards in situ and they are very wary and quick. I'm going to guess the next genus- Anaxyrus. I struggle to tell an American from a Fowlers from a Southern toad even when I can see the markings, so I'm not going to species level.
Thanks, Trent! So glad to hear that you are still learning from my videos even though you are a herp expert. That's a great guess, also yep I'm in the same boat with species ID haha!
@@TheWildReportOfficial There are lots of herp experts (like yourself) out there but I am not anywhere near expert level. Thank you!
It’s a spade foot toad I think
Oh great guess!
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Thanks for your kind words, Walter! It always means a lot for me to see your comments on my videos!