Legless Lizards

[John1982]

I've got eastern legless lizards in my backyard, and while they are cool they do not compare to the ones in this thread. Are they the same?


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The easterns are in the genus Ophisaurus. They're a beautiful species, especially mature males, but are more prone to practice caudal autonomy - willfully dropping their tails. Scheltopusiks were in the same genus until they got their very own - Pseudopus.