Italian Slow Worm
Anguis veronensis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 3,015
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Anguis veronensis, commonly known as the Italian slow worm, is a European lizard species in the family Anguidae. The slow worm is distributed throughout Italy and in southeastern part of France. A. veronensis got its first scientific description in 1818, when it was described by Italian naturalist Ciro Polinni, and named after the Italian city Verona, where specimens were found. The synonymous species name Anguis cinerea (cinereus) is derived from the Latin word cinereus meaning ash-grey, even though typical gray colour is a common feature of the whole genus Anguis, especially the similar common slow worm, Anguis fragilis.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Anguis veronensis”.