Eastern Slow-worm
Anguis colchica
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,757
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
Description
Anguis colchica, the eastern slow worm, is a species of legless lizard in the family Anguidae found in eastern and northern Europe and Asia. It is easily confused with the common slow worm, due to their physical similarities, and the proximity of their distribution.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Anguis colchica”.