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European Glass Lizard (Pseudopus apodus)

European Glass Lizard

Pseudopus apodus

Class
Reptile
Rarity
Common
Observations
2,080
Most observed in
🇬🇷 Greece
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The sheltopusik, also spelled scheltopusik, sheltopusick, scheltopusick, sheltopusic, or scheltopusic (Pseudopus apodus), and also commonly known as Pallas's glass lizard, the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard found from Southern Europe to Central Asia.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sheltopusik”.

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